Personalised dietary advice can help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Rikard Landberg, Professor of Food and Nutrition Science at Chalmers University of Technology, has been awarded a grant of 6 MSEK for a research project investigating the impact of diet at the individual level.
Since 2021, the Norhed Foundation’s (Norhedsstiftelsen) prevention grant, administered via the Swedish Heart-Lung Foundation, has been awarded to research focusing on lifestyle and preventive healthcare.
The project receiving the grant began in January 2024 and is based on data from 4,500 participants in Gothenburg and Umeå − and is part of the SCAPIS research initiative.
The study focuses on how participants respond to varying levels of carbohydrates, fat, and whole grains in their food.
Why is precision nutrition an important research area?
“Because people do not follow today’s dietary guidelines closely, although they are good, and because people respond differently to different food. By taking this variation more into account, we can both increase motivation to eat healthy food and enhance the biological effect of doing so,” says Rikard Landberg.
What does this grant mean for you and your research?
“A great deal! It means we now have secured funding for collecting samples and data for the entire study, and we can afford several of the somewhat costly analyses required by the project. By the end of 2025, we will complete sample and data collection and can begin our research.”
What drives you as a researcher?
“A curiosity to understand how things work – especially in relation to human physiology!”
More about Rikard Landberg
- Rikard Landberg's research and background
- Read a news text: Large study paves the way for personalised dietary advice
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