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Located at Center of Health
and Society (former 'Kommunehospitalet') in Copenhagen, the Institute of Preventive Medicine is administratively associated with Bispebjerg Hospital.
The Institute of Preventive Medicine is a part of the Copenhagen University Hospital, which is an organisation for collaboration in research and academic pre- and post graduate teaching between the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Copenhagen, the Copenhagen Hospital Corporation, and the Copenhagen County Hospitals.

 

Current projects

 

A 40 year follow-up study of Danish men at high and low risk for alcoholism (JK)

Causes and consequences of childhood obesity (JB)

Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) and Body Composition – in relation to obesity (CS / MLD)

Dietary fat and risk of coronary heart disease (MUJ)

Dietary habits of schoolchildren. Follow-up survey of European Youth Heart Study II. (SI)

Glycemic index in relation to changes in weight and body composition after 6 years follow-up (HH)

Interaction between UCP-genes and physical activity in leisure time in relation to change in body mass index (TB)

Physical activity and risk of impaired glucose tolerance independent of body weight level and body weight changes (TB)

Prediction of body fat mass among children aged 9-13 years by bioelectrical impedance (BN)