Nutritional Epidemiology

PhD Student

Kjell Olsson is a registered dietitian. He holds a BSc in Dietetics from Umeå University (2005) and a MSc in Public Health (MPH) from Lund University (2015).  In 2017, Kjell began his part-time PhD studies in the Nutritional Epidemiology group.

Kjell has previous experience working in primary, elderly, and tertiary care, as well as managing a project with the aim to improve nutritional care for the elderly.  Kjell has also worked as a project coordinator for the unit of Social Medicine and Global Health at Lund University. Since autumn of 2016, Kjell has been working for Region Skåne as a project leader for the Centre of Excellence focusing on lifestyle and disease prevention (Kunskapscentrum).

Kjell’s PhD research is mainly focused on carbohydrate quality and type 2 diabetes, specifically the types of carbohydrates and dietary patterns that may be associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes.

Publications

• Clusters of carbohydrate-rich foods and associations with type 2 diabetes incidence: a prospective cohort study
  December 19, 2023 by Kjell Olsson
  CONCLUSIONS: A dietary pattern defined by a high intake of fruits was associated with a lower incidence of type 2 diabetes. The findings provide additional evidence of a potential protective effect from fruit intake in reducing type 2 diabetes risk. Future studies are needed to explore this association further.
• Comparisons of Different Carbohydrate Quality Indices for Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in the Malmö Diet and Cancer Study
  September 28, 2023 by Michaela Ramstedt
  Carbohydrate quality might be more important than quantity to reduce type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk. Various metrics of carbohydrate quality exist; however, their associations with T2D have only been studied to a limited extent. Consequently, the aim was to investigate the association between four different pre-defined carbohydrate quality indices, with various amounts of fiber (≥1 […]
• Health care professionals' experiences and perceptions of health promotion through the health dialogue intervention in the scania region, Sweden: a qualitative interview study
  September 3, 2023 by Sara Alenius
  CONCLUSIONS: Conclusions imply that the health dialogue is a well-structured method with tools to make health promotion and primary prevention an integrated part of primary care. A respectful and motivating approach during the health dialogue is recommended. It is important to have an ongoing discussion about the approach among the health care professionals. Incorporating the […]
• Adherence to the EAT-Lancet diet, genetic susceptibility, and risk of type 2 diabetes in Swedish adults
  January 22, 2023 by Shunming Zhang
  CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicate that high adherence to the EAT-Lancet diet was associated with decreased risk of incident T2D among people with different genetic risks.
• Associations of carbohydrates and carbohydrate-rich foods with incidence of type 2 diabetes
  December 23, 2020 by Kjell Olsson
  Dietary carbohydrates have long been expected to be associated with risk of type 2 diabetes; however, the associations for many carbohydrates and carbohydrate-rich foods remain inconclusive. This study analysed associations between intakes of six types of carbohydrates and thirteen carbohydrate-rich foods with incident type 2 diabetes in 26 622 participants (61 % women) in the […]
• Association between added sugar intake and micronutrient dilution: a cross-sectional study in two adult Swedish populations
  February 20, 2020 by Esther González-Padilla
  CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that in two Swedish populations the higher the intake of added sugar in the diet, the more likely it is that the intake of micronutrients will be compromised, in two Swedish populations. However, although the trends are significant and consistent with those obtained in other studies on the subject, future studies […]
• Association between added sugar intake and mortality is nonlinear and dependent on sugar source in 2 Swedish population-based prospective cohorts
  December 28, 2018 by Stina Ramne
  CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicate that a high sugar intake is associated with an increased mortality risk. However, the risk is also increased among low sugar consumers, although they have a more favorable lifestyle in general. In addition, the associations are dependent on the type of sugar source.