About
Hanne Torjusen has been affiliated with the National Institute for Consumer Research (SIFO) since January 1997. She graduated as a nutritionist (Cand. scient) from the University of Oslo in 1996. She has worked with food-related research projects on topics such as organic food; sustainable consumption patterns; health and nutrition; trust and food citizenship. At present, she is working on her PhD-project related to The Norwegian Mother and Child Health Cohort Study (MoBa) led by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. The PhD-project investigates the use of organic food among the pregnant women participating in MoBa, and possible health effects for mother and child.
Research groups
Research projects
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Amazing grazing
Amazing grazing will bring new knowledge on how sheep rangeland grazing systems can be part of sustainable food and fiber systems.
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FOOdIVERSE: Diversifying sustainable and organic food systems
The purpose of the FOOdIVERSE project is to produce practice-oriented knowledge on how diversity in diets, novel food supply chains and food governance contributes to more organic and sustainable food systems.
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Organic-PLUS
The aim of Organic-PLUS is minimising, and eventually phasing out contentious inputs from certified organic agriculture.
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Strength2Food: Food quality for sustainability and health
Strength2Food assesses the impacts, exchanges knowledge, and informs policy making on sustainable food chains.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Liu, Buyun; Curl, Cynthia L.; Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Torjusen, Hanne; Sun, Yangbo; Du, Yang; Lehmler, Hans-Joachim; Balentine, Annica; Snetselaar, Linda G.; Bao, Wei
(2022).
Perspective: Organic food consumption during pregnancy and the potential effects on maternal and offspring health.
Advances in Nutrition
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Vol. 14.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3053897
Vittersø, Gunnar; Torjusen, Hanne; Laitala, Kirsi; Tocco, Barbara; Biasini, Beatrice; Csillag, Peter; Duboys de Labarre, Matthieu; Lecoeur, Jean-Loup; Maj, Agnieszka; Majewski, Edward; Malak-Rawlikowska, Agata; Menozzi, Davide; Török, Áron; Wavresky, Pierre
(2019).
Short Food Supply Chains and Their Contributions to Sustainability: Participants’ Views and Perceptions from 12 European Cases.
Sustainability
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Vol. 11.
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/17/4800
Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Torjusen, Hanne; Meltzer, Helle Margrete; Papadopoulou, Eleni; Hoppin, Jane A; Alexander, Jan; Lieblein, Geir; Roos, Gun; Holten, Jon Magne; Swartz, Jackie; Haugen, Margaretha
(2016).
Organic Food Consumption during Pregnancy and Hypospadias and Cryptorchidism at Birth: The Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa).
Environmental Health Perspectives
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Vol. 124.
http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/wp-content/uploads/advpub...
Olsen, Sjurdur Frodi; Birgisdottir, Bryndis Eva; Halldorsson, Thorhallur Ingi; Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Haugen, Margaretha; Torjusen, Hanne; Petersen, Sesilje B; Strøm, Martin; Meltzer, Helle Margrete (2014). Possibilities and considerations when merging dietary data from the world's two largest pregnancy cohorts: The Danish National Birth Cohort and the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica . Vol. 93.
Torjusen, Hanne; Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Haugen, Margaretha; Alexander, Jan; Bakketeig, Leiv Sigmund; Lieblein, Geir; Stigum, Hein; Næs, Tormod; Swartz, Jackie; Holmboe-Ottesen, Gerd; Roos, Gun; Meltzer, Helle Margrete
(2014).
Reduced risk of pre-eclampsia with organic vegetable consumption: results from the prospective Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study.
11 p.
BMJ Open
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Vol. 4.
http://hdl.handle.net/11250/219805
Torjusen, Hanne; Lieblein, Geir; Næs, Tormod; Haugen, Margaretha; Meltzer, Helle Margrete; Brantsæter, Anne Lise
(2012).
Food patterns and dietary quality associated with organic food consumption during pregnancy; data from a large cohort of pregnant women in Norway.
BMC Public Health
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Vol. 12.
http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458...
Kjærnes, Unni; Torjusen, Hanne (2012). Beyond the Industrial Paradigm? : Consumers and Trust in Food. Spaargaren, Gert; Oosterveer, Peter; Loeber, Anne (Ed.). Food Practices in Transition : Changing Food Consumption, Retail and Production in the Age of Reflexive Modernity. Kapittel 4. p. 86-106. Routledge.
Torjusen, Hanne; Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Haugen, Margaretha; Lieblein, Geir; Stigum, Hein; Roos, Gun; Holmboe-Ottesen, Gerd; Meltzer, Helle Margrete (2010). Characteristics associated with organic food consumption during pregnancy; data from a large cohort of pregnant women in Norway. BMC Public Health . Vol. 10.
Terragni, Laura; Torjusen, Hanne; Vittersø, Gunnar
(2009).
The dynamics of alternative food consumption: contextes, opportunities and transformations.
Anthropology of food
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http://aof.revues.org/index6400.html
Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Haugen, Margaretha; Samuelsen, Sven Ove; Torjusen, Hanne; Trogstad, Lill-Iren Schou; Alexander, Jan; Magnus, Per; Meltzer, Helle Margrete (2009). A dietary pattern characterized by high intake of vegetables, fruits, and vegetable oils is associated with reduced risk of preeclampsia in nulliparous pregnant Norwegian Women. Journal of Nutrition . Vol. 139.