DTU NATIONAL FOOD INSTITUTE DTU National Food Institute
Research Group for Nutrition, Sustainability and Health Promotion
Henrik Dams Allé
Building 201, room 014
2800 Kgs. Lyngby
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That whole-grain products are an important part of a healthy, sustainable and plant-rich diet is shown by a scientific assessment prepared by DTU National Food Institute for The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration. Additionally, grain products are among the foods with the lowest climate footprint.
The corona lockdown in the spring of 2020 led Danes to adopt more unhealthy habits in the form of more screen time and higher intake of sweets.
Closing down Denmark has turned Danes’ daily routines upside down. The National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, has set out to study the changes in what Danes currently eat and how much exercise they get.
Danes are world record holders when it comes to eating sweets, which has an impact on children's health. In a new project, the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, are going to help Danish families to healthier daily lives with fewer sweet treats. The researchers behind the project are keen to hear from everyone who...
For more than 30 years the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, has studied changes in the Danish dietary habits and mapped out nutrients in the diet. Knowledge about nutrition and dietary habits is important in order to promote healthy eating and to prevent diet-related diseases. Explore the National Food Institute...
Six out of ten Danes take a dietary supplement even though the majority has an adequate intake of most vitamins and minerals from their diet alone. For many the use of these supplements is unnecessary, and for some it can lead to excessive intakes according to a new analysis from the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark...
When children aged 10-14 consume energy drinks, one in five consumes too much caffeine. When their caffeine intake from other sources such as cola and chocolate is included, every second child and more than one in three adolescents aged 15-17 consume too much caffeine. This is the finding of a new study conducted by the National Food...