Hanne Torjusen

About

Dr. Hanne Torjusen is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Consumption Research Norway, Oslo Metropolitan University. Torjusen is a nutritionist with a particular interest in the health and sustainability issues of consumption practices and food and fiber systems. Her doctoral thesis (UiO, 2022), based on data from the Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort Study (MoBa), describes characteristics associated with consumption of organic food among pregnant women and the potential impact of organic food consumption during pregnancy on the risk of developing pre-eclampsia in the women, and hypospadias and cryptorchidism in their male babies. Other previous research includes multidisciplinary, international collaborations, such as the EU-funded projects Welfare Quality, Organic-PLUS, Strength2Food and FOOdIVERSE. She is currently engaged in Amazing Grazing, a Norwegian project on sustainable meat and wool from sheep rangeland grazing systems.

Fields of study

Academic disciplines

Sociology Other subjects within cultural studies Social sciences Health service and health administration research Gynaecology and obstetrics

Research groups

Sustainable textile and food consumption

Research projects

Completed research projects

Amazing grazing
Amazing grazing will bring new knowledge on how sheep rangeland grazing systems can be part of sustainable food and fiber systems.
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.
Organic-PLUS
The aim of Organic-PLUS is minimising, and eventually phasing out contentious inputs from certified organic agriculture.
Strength2Food: Food quality for sustainability and health
Strength2Food assesses the impacts, exchanges knowledge, and informs policy making on sustainable food chains.

Scientific publications

Vittersø, Gunnar ; Andreola, Mattia; Kjærnes, Unni ; Kuraj, Sabina ; Schjøll, Alexander ; Torjusen, Hanne (2024). Conditions for Sustainable Food Consumption: A Comparative Study of Europeans' Valuations of Chicken Meat. Jacobsen, Eivind; Strandbakken, Pål; Dulsrud, Arne; Skuland, Silje Elisabeth (Ed.). Consumers and consumption in comparison. p. 115-138. Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
https://doi.org/10.1108/S0195-631020240000037006

Torjusen, Hanne ; Vittersø, Gunnar (2023). Sustainability conventions in a local organic consumer cooperative in Norway: Hope and trouble of participants. Morrow, Oona; Veen, Esther; Wahlen, Stefan (Ed.). Community Food Initiatives A Critical Reparative Approach. p. 117-134. Routledge.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003195

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. 9 p. Advances in Nutrition. Vol. 14.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advnut.2022.11.001

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. Vol. 11.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su11174800

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). 32 p. Environmental Health Perspectives. Vol. 124.
https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1409518

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.
https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.12513

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. Vol. 4.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006143

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. Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-612

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. 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.
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-10-775

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Research reports

Amilien, Virginie ; Lassen, Kjersti ; Roos, Gun ; Torjusen, Hanne ; Vittersø, Gunnar ; Kabelvåg tenkegryte, Kabelvåg (2024). "Lofoten som bærekraftig matdestinasjon Innblikk fra et seminar og en rundtur" av Kabelvåg tenkegryte. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.

Vittersø, Gunnar ; Torjusen, Hanne ; Sabina, Kuraj (2022). Diversity in food culture and consumption patterns. Survey results from seven European countries. ISBN: 978-82-7063-544-3. 68 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.

Vittersø, Gunnar ; Torjusen, Hanne (2022). Aktiviteter og resultater fra prosjektet Organic-PLUS FORSTERK_SIFO. 26 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.

Vittersø, Gunnar ; Hebrok, Marie ; Heidenstrøm, Nina ; Klepp, Ingun Grimstad ; Laitala, Kirsi ; Tangeland, Torvald ; Throne-Holst, Harald ; Torjusen, Hanne (2021). Bærekraftig koronaliv. 30 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12199/6528

Vittersø, Gunnar ; Torjusen, Hanne ; Thorjussen, Christian Bernhard Holth; Schjøll, Alexander ; Kjærnes, Unni (2019). Survey on Public Opinion in Europe regarding contentious inputs-a report. 98 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.
https://organicplusnet.files.wordpress.com/2019/11

Vittersø, Gunnar ; Torjusen, Hanne ; Laitala, Kirsi ; arfini, Filippo; Biasini, Beatrice; Coppola, E.; Csillag, P.; Donati, M; De Labarre, Matthieu; Gentili, R; Gorton, Matthew; Lecoeur, J.L.; Lucini, A.; Maj, A.; Majewski, E.; Malak-Rawlikowska, A.; Mancini, M.C.; Menozzi, Davide; Tocco, Barbara; Torok, Aaron; Veneziani, M. (2018). Qualitative assessment of motivations, practices and organisational development of short food supply chains. 155 p. EU web.

Klepp, Ingun Grimstad ; Laitala, Kirsi ; Tangeland, Torvald ; Throne-Holst, Harald ; Vittersø, Gunnar ; Hebrok, Marie Cathrine ; Heidenstrøm, Nina ; Torjusen, Hanne (2018). Forbruk og det grønne skiftet. Kunnskapsoppsummeringer forbrukerpolitikk 2018. 17 p. Forbruksforskningsinstituttet SIFO.
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12199/5982

Haugen, Margaretha; Halvorsen, Ragnhild; Iversen, Per Ole; Mansoor, Mohammad Azam; Meltzer, Helle Margrete; Torjusen, Hanne ; Andreassen, Åshild Kristine; Arukwe, Augustine; Bernhoft, Aksel; Bøe, Knut Egil; Dierkes, Jutta; Frølich, Wenche; Frøyland, Livar; Hemre, Gro Ingunn; Krogdahl, Åshild; Källqvist, Torsten; Lassen, Jørgen Fredrik; Lyche, Jan Ludvig; Næss, Bjørn; Skålhegg, Bjørn Steen; Skåre, Janneche Utne; Steffensen, Inger-Lise; Sundheim, Leif; Torrissen, Ole; Alexander, Jan (2014). Comparison of organic and conventional food and food Production. Part III: Human health – an evaluation of human studies, animal models studies and biomarker studies. ISBN: 978-82-8259-136-2. 93 p. Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM).
http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2474295

Torjusen, Hanne (2004). Tillit til mat i det norske markedet Hvordan oppfatter forbrukerne trygg mat?. 92 p. Statens institutt for forbruksforskning.
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12199/5420

Torjusen, Hanne ; Kjærnes, Unni ; Sangstad, Lotte; Jensen, Kathrine O'Doherty (2004). European Consumers' Conceptions of Organic Food. A Review of Available Research. ISBN: 82-7063-394-1. 147 p. Statens institutt for forbruksforskning.
http://www.sifo.no/files/file49330_fagrapport_2004

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Dissemination

Lassen, Kjersti ; Vittersø, Gunnar ; Amilien, Virginie ; Torjusen, Hanne ; Roos, Gun (2023). Hvordan ser vi for oss et samfunn basert på lokal mat?.
https://www.oslomet.no/forskning/forskningsnyheter

Roos, Gun ; Amilien, Virginie ; Torjusen, Hanne ; Vittersø, Gunnar (2023). A quality scheme gaze at local food systems and supply chains in Norway. Local food systems, local food policies and public procurement of food and catering: When is local (more) sustainable?. Work Research Institute, OsloMet.

Kuraj, Sabina ; Vittersø, Gunnar ; Torjusen, Hanne ; Uldahl, Maria; Borgen, Svein Ole (2023). The role of public procurement in increasing the availability of local and organic food. The views of stakeholders involved in different food provisioning systems. Local food systems, local food policies and public procurement of food and catering: When is local (more) sustainable?. Arbeidsforskningsinstituttet AFI ved OsloMet.

Vittersø, Gunnar ; Torjusen, Hanne ; Kuraj, Sabina (2023). FOOdIVERSE - WP2 Diversity in Food Cultures. Joint Conference on Food Systems. SysOrg, FoodLevers and FOODiVERSE.

Vittersø, Gunnar ; Torjusen, Hanne ; Thorjussen, Christian Bernhard Holth; Kjærnes, Unni ; Schjøll, Alexander (2022). Folks oppfatninger av økologisk landbruk. Resultater fra forbrukersurvey og kompetansegrupper. Mer og bedre økologisk landbruk i Norge – forskning møter politikk. SIFO, NORSØK, Økologisk Norge og Norsk Landbruksrådgivning.
https://www.oslomet.no/om/arrangement/mer-og-bedre

Vittersø, Gunnar ; Torjusen, Hanne ; Schjøll, Alexander ; Thorjussen, Christian Bernhard Holth; Kjærnes, Unni ; Dalevoll, Kristine; Lilja, Louise Märta Johanna (2022). Brukerinvolvering i Organic-PLUS og folks oppfatninger av økologisk landbruk. Mer og bedre økologisk landbruk i Norge - forskning møter politikk. Forbruksforskningsinstituttet SIFO, Norsk Senter for Økologisk Landbruk NORSØK, Norsk Landbruksrådgivning, Økologisk Norge.

Klepp, Ingun Grimstad ; Tobiasson, Tone; Torjusen, Hanne (2022). Knitting a New Future: Patterns and design embracing nature, indigenous breeds and artisanal processed yarns. FLEECE TO FASHION Economies and Cultures of Knitting in Modern Scotland. University og Glasgow.

Torjusen, Hanne ; Vittersø, Gunnar (2022). Bærekraftig matforbruk. Mat og helsekonferansen. Mat og helse i skolen.

Torjusen, Hanne ; Vittersø, Gunnar ; Kuraj, Sabina ; Borgen, Svein Ole (2022). Hva er FOOdIVERSE og hvordan kan prosjektet komme til nytte for Hadeland Andelslandbruk?. Medlemsmøte i Hadeland Andelslandbruk. Hadeland Andelslandbruk.

Vittersø, Gunnar ; Torjusen, Hanne ; Kuraj, Sabina ; Borgen, Svein Ole (2022). Diversity in Food Cultures - Preliminary results. ESA RN5 Midterm Conference. Consumption Research Norway (SIFO) Oslo Metropolitan University.

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Hanne Torjusen

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Fields of study

Academic disciplines

Research groups

Sustainable textile and food consumption

Research projects

Completed research projects

Publications and research

Scientific publications

Research reports

Dissemination