Erik Arnesen
@erikarnesen.bsky.social
Oslo, Norway. PhD in nutrition, M.Sc. in public health nutrition. Music and theatre geek. 🏳️🌈
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Erik Arnesen
@erikarnesen.bsky.social
· Nov 14
"Det er lett å være kostholdsprofet og forkynner, når man mangler fornødne kunnskaper og kritikk." - professor i medisin ved Universitetet i Oslo, Jens Dedichen, 1954.
I wrote a comment for the JointAction Prevent NCD project on the recent Lancet Series on ultra-processed foods. 👇 There are valid debates around the concept, but we can agree that regulatory measures are needed to reshape our food environment. #publichealth #nutrition preventncd.eu/newsroom/com...
Ultra-processed foods and The Lancet: why policy must reshape our food system - JA PreventNCD
The new Lancet Series on ultra-processed foods makes a strong case for regulatory action. This JA PreventNCD commentary explores what the findings mean for health equity and food system policy in Euro...
preventncd.eu
November 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I wrote a comment for the JointAction Prevent NCD project on the recent Lancet Series on ultra-processed foods. 👇 There are valid debates around the concept, but we can agree that regulatory measures are needed to reshape our food environment. #publichealth #nutrition preventncd.eu/newsroom/com...
Reposted by Erik Arnesen
The link between the gut #microbiome and autism is not backed by science, researchers say.
Read the full opinion piece in @cp-neuron.bsky.social: spkl.io/63322AbxpA
@wiringthebrain.bsky.social, @statsepi.bsky.social, & @deevybee.bsky.social
Read the full opinion piece in @cp-neuron.bsky.social: spkl.io/63322AbxpA
@wiringthebrain.bsky.social, @statsepi.bsky.social, & @deevybee.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The link between the gut #microbiome and autism is not backed by science, researchers say.
Read the full opinion piece in @cp-neuron.bsky.social: spkl.io/63322AbxpA
@wiringthebrain.bsky.social, @statsepi.bsky.social, & @deevybee.bsky.social
Read the full opinion piece in @cp-neuron.bsky.social: spkl.io/63322AbxpA
@wiringthebrain.bsky.social, @statsepi.bsky.social, & @deevybee.bsky.social
The abstainers could not even drink decaf coffee, so this is not a test of caffeine per se.
Ami.e.s caféinomanes, nous somme sauvé.e.s !
La consommation de café réduit (oui, c'est un essai randomisé, c'est donc une causalité) le risque de récidive de fibrillation atriale
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
La consommation de café réduit (oui, c'est un essai randomisé, c'est donc une causalité) le risque de récidive de fibrillation atriale
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Caffeinated Coffee Consumption or Abstinence to Reduce Atrial Fibrillation
This clinical trial compares the effect of caffeinated coffee consumption vs abstinence from coffee and caffeine on recurrent atrial fibrillation.
jamanetwork.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The abstainers could not even drink decaf coffee, so this is not a test of caffeine per se.
Reposted by Erik Arnesen
What foods to avoid?
Yes, foods high in sat fat, sugar, and salt (for different reasons).
Also, foods that are calorie-dense (easy to overeat).
But degree of processing doesn't always correspond to badness.
www.npr.org/2025/11/10/n...
Yes, foods high in sat fat, sugar, and salt (for different reasons).
Also, foods that are calorie-dense (easy to overeat).
But degree of processing doesn't always correspond to badness.
www.npr.org/2025/11/10/n...
People want to avoid ultra-processed foods. But experts struggle to define them
The evidence that ultra-processed foods are bad for us is piling up. But efforts to reduce their role in our diets face a big hurdle: experts can't agree on what they are and which to target.
www.npr.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
What foods to avoid?
Yes, foods high in sat fat, sugar, and salt (for different reasons).
Also, foods that are calorie-dense (easy to overeat).
But degree of processing doesn't always correspond to badness.
www.npr.org/2025/11/10/n...
Yes, foods high in sat fat, sugar, and salt (for different reasons).
Also, foods that are calorie-dense (easy to overeat).
But degree of processing doesn't always correspond to badness.
www.npr.org/2025/11/10/n...
Helsink! 🇫🇮 Vi burde hatt blomster på trikkeholdeplassene i Oslo også
November 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Helsink! 🇫🇮 Vi burde hatt blomster på trikkeholdeplassene i Oslo også
Reposted by Erik Arnesen
Sissel Kyrkjebø ikledd lukket valnøtt (2023)
November 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Sissel Kyrkjebø ikledd lukket valnøtt (2023)
Svensk studie: Klimatvänlig matskatteväxling kan rädda 700 liv om året – utan dyrare matkassar www.chalmers.se/aktuellt/nyh...
Klimatvänlig matskatteväxling kan rädda 700 liv om året – utan dyrare matkassar
Dyrare biff, billigare tomat, men samma totalkostnad för matkassen. Mitt i den pågående diskussionen om halverad matmoms publiceras en omfattande studie, ledd…
www.chalmers.se
November 6, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Svensk studie: Klimatvänlig matskatteväxling kan rädda 700 liv om året – utan dyrare matkassar www.chalmers.se/aktuellt/nyh...
On #ultraprocessed foods: "What we have seen is a poor use of resources directed at this theme: much has been spent confirming a hypothesis rather than rigorously testing it and, above all, proposing operational solutions." www.linkedin.com/pulse/nova-1... #episky #nutrition
NOVA, 16 Years On: Marketing, Fear, and an Empty Scorecard
Let’s say it plainly: the NOVA classification won in marketing but failed in food science and in protecting consumers. Since 2009, the “ultra-processed” label has leapt from opinion pages to colonize ...
www.linkedin.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
On #ultraprocessed foods: "What we have seen is a poor use of resources directed at this theme: much has been spent confirming a hypothesis rather than rigorously testing it and, above all, proposing operational solutions." www.linkedin.com/pulse/nova-1... #episky #nutrition
Reposted by Erik Arnesen
Lytt til Erik og førehandskjøp Portrettet - 42 timar att på å selja 19 eksemplar.
Jeg benytter også anledningen til å spre ordet om «Portrettet» fra 1954, med fantastiske Per Aabel, Wenche Foss, Aud Schønemann m.fl. Bare 8 dager igjen av finansieringen!
www.platekompaniet.no/film-tv/blu-...
www.platekompaniet.no/film-tv/blu-...
October 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Lytt til Erik og førehandskjøp Portrettet - 42 timar att på å selja 19 eksemplar.
Fantastic paper on #ultraprocessed foods (UPF) by @christinadahm.bsky.social and colleagues, demonstrating an issue I've stressed many times: 'UPF' is a composite exposure that violates causal consistency, masking individual food effects. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... #epitwitter #nutrition
Why causal effects of ultra-processed foods cannot be identified: a systematic review of subtypes of ultra-processed foods and risk of type 2 diabetes
Background One of the key assumptions underlying causal inference is the assumption of consistency; that is, the absence of relevant multiple versions of the same treatment. Although ultra-processed f...
www.medrxiv.org
October 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Fantastic paper on #ultraprocessed foods (UPF) by @christinadahm.bsky.social and colleagues, demonstrating an issue I've stressed many times: 'UPF' is a composite exposure that violates causal consistency, masking individual food effects. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... #epitwitter #nutrition
Jeg benytter også anledningen til å spre ordet om «Portrettet» fra 1954, med fantastiske Per Aabel, Wenche Foss, Aud Schønemann m.fl. Bare 8 dager igjen av finansieringen!
www.platekompaniet.no/film-tv/blu-...
www.platekompaniet.no/film-tv/blu-...
October 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Jeg benytter også anledningen til å spre ordet om «Portrettet» fra 1954, med fantastiske Per Aabel, Wenche Foss, Aud Schønemann m.fl. Bare 8 dager igjen av finansieringen!
www.platekompaniet.no/film-tv/blu-...
www.platekompaniet.no/film-tv/blu-...
Reposted by Erik Arnesen
Today we celebrate #WorldFoodDay & the 80th anniversary of @fao.org!
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN provides crucial data to understand food & agricultural systems around the world & how they’re changing.
Much of our work on these topics would not be possible without them.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN provides crucial data to understand food & agricultural systems around the world & how they’re changing.
Much of our work on these topics would not be possible without them.
October 16, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Today we celebrate #WorldFoodDay & the 80th anniversary of @fao.org!
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN provides crucial data to understand food & agricultural systems around the world & how they’re changing.
Much of our work on these topics would not be possible without them.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN provides crucial data to understand food & agricultural systems around the world & how they’re changing.
Much of our work on these topics would not be possible without them.
Og det som ikke kan vaskes i oppvaskmaskin, er ikke verdt å ha.
Ok. Tid for fasit. Det som først og fremst sløver kniver er at folk bruker knivene feil og/eller sliper feil. En moderne oppvaskmaskin med egnet plass for kniv der den ikke ligger og gnisser mot annet metall-bestikk sløver neppe kniven. Men: Treskaft blir stygge og kan sprekke i maskinen. 1/2
Er på jakt etter nye kjøkkenkniver. Da er første bud at jeg kan hive dem i oppvaskmaskinen. Dermed er noe annet enn metallhåndtak utelukket, det eneste som ødelegges på kniven i en oppvaskmaskin. Heldigvis godt med alternativer.
October 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Og det som ikke kan vaskes i oppvaskmaskin, er ikke verdt å ha.
Reposted by Erik Arnesen
Is this really what we want/need a "naturalizing" of medicine?
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October 10, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Is this really what we want/need a "naturalizing" of medicine?
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Reposted by Erik Arnesen
Arguing against this vote, “the Austrian MEP Anna Stürgkh…said consumers were unlikely to be misled. ‘A beef tomato doesn’t contain any beef … Ladies’ fingers are not made of actual ladies’ fingers. Let’s trust consumers and stop this hotdog populism.’”
See also: peanut butter, hot dogs themselves…
See also: peanut butter, hot dogs themselves…
‘Veggie burgers’ could be off the menu as MEPs vote to ban plant-based food terms
Vote is victory for MEPs who want to strengthen position of farmers in food supply chain
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Arguing against this vote, “the Austrian MEP Anna Stürgkh…said consumers were unlikely to be misled. ‘A beef tomato doesn’t contain any beef … Ladies’ fingers are not made of actual ladies’ fingers. Let’s trust consumers and stop this hotdog populism.’”
See also: peanut butter, hot dogs themselves…
See also: peanut butter, hot dogs themselves…
Reposted by Erik Arnesen
Does the news reflect what we die from?
October 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Does the news reflect what we die from?
Reposted by Erik Arnesen
One year RCT on artificial sweeteners:
- Including artificial sweeteners in the diet (vs not) led to increased weight loss
- No negative impact on cardiovascular risk markers
- Beneficial shift in gut microbiota
- Including artificial sweeteners in the diet (vs not) led to increased weight loss
- No negative impact on cardiovascular risk markers
- Beneficial shift in gut microbiota
Effect of sweeteners and sweetness enhancers on weight management and gut microbiota composition in individuals with overweight or obesity: the SWEET study
The SWEET project is a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial that shows that long-term consumption of sweeteners and sweetness enhancers improves body weight control and elicits beneficial gut microbiota...
www.nature.com
October 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
One year RCT on artificial sweeteners:
- Including artificial sweeteners in the diet (vs not) led to increased weight loss
- No negative impact on cardiovascular risk markers
- Beneficial shift in gut microbiota
- Including artificial sweeteners in the diet (vs not) led to increased weight loss
- No negative impact on cardiovascular risk markers
- Beneficial shift in gut microbiota
En av mine Patricia Routledge-favoritter. 😂 Fra Noel Cowards Sail Away. «We're a dear old couple and we hate one another
And we've hated one another for a long, long time…» youtu.be/7LoB-pe6_do?...
And we've hated one another for a long, long time…» youtu.be/7LoB-pe6_do?...
Bronxville Darby and Joan (From "Sail Away")
YouTube video by Patricia Routledge - Topic
youtu.be
October 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
En av mine Patricia Routledge-favoritter. 😂 Fra Noel Cowards Sail Away. «We're a dear old couple and we hate one another
And we've hated one another for a long, long time…» youtu.be/7LoB-pe6_do?...
And we've hated one another for a long, long time…» youtu.be/7LoB-pe6_do?...
Kaffe og elektrolytter: Nei, kaffe er ikke vanndrivende. Å innta elektrolytter samme med koffein, gir forresten ikke bedre hydreringsstatus heller (link under). www.vg.no/forbruker/i/...
October 1, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Kaffe og elektrolytter: Nei, kaffe er ikke vanndrivende. Å innta elektrolytter samme med koffein, gir forresten ikke bedre hydreringsstatus heller (link under). www.vg.no/forbruker/i/...
Flettfrid Andresen var tradwife allerede for 35 år siden
September 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Flettfrid Andresen var tradwife allerede for 35 år siden
Globally, high systolic blood pressure, dietary risks, high LDL cholesterol, and air pollution were the modifiable risks responsible for most attributable #cardiovascular disease burden in 2023. www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...
Global, Regional, and National Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors in 204 Countries and Territories, 1990-2023:
www.jacc.org
September 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Globally, high systolic blood pressure, dietary risks, high LDL cholesterol, and air pollution were the modifiable risks responsible for most attributable #cardiovascular disease burden in 2023. www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/...
Reposted by Erik Arnesen
The European Union is still led by competent people and the citizens are provided with evidence based medical advice. Not like the shithole country USA. www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/use-...
Use of paracetamol during pregnancy unchanged in the EU | European Medicines Agency (EMA)
Paracetamol medicines can be used in pregnancy, in accordance with official recommendations
www.ema.europa.eu
September 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The European Union is still led by competent people and the citizens are provided with evidence based medical advice. Not like the shithole country USA. www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/use-...
Grenseverdiene for øvre inntak av vitamin D (100 µg) er basert på solid evidens – Toksisitet ved høyt inntak av vitamin D
- Norsk Tidsskrift for Ernæring www.scup.com/doi/10.18261...
- Norsk Tidsskrift for Ernæring www.scup.com/doi/10.18261...
Toksisitet ved høyt inntak av vitamin D
Høyt inntak av vitamin D kan føre til toksisitet. Dette ble aktualisert i forbindelse
med en tilbakekalling av egg vinteren 2025, der egg inneholdt nivåer av vitamin D
opptil 100 ganger normalen. Folk...
www.scup.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Grenseverdiene for øvre inntak av vitamin D (100 µg) er basert på solid evidens – Toksisitet ved høyt inntak av vitamin D
- Norsk Tidsskrift for Ernæring www.scup.com/doi/10.18261...
- Norsk Tidsskrift for Ernæring www.scup.com/doi/10.18261...
Reposted by Erik Arnesen
Ny rapport: Norsk valgkamp kunne vært unngått
Ny rapport: Norsk valgkamp kunne vært unngått - 5080.no
Valgkampen er over, og nordmenn over hele landet puster ut. I en fersk rapport fra Valgdirektoratet kommer det fram at valgkampen var bortkastet. – Vi ser på tallene at ingen ble mer opplyste i løpet ...
www.5080.no
September 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Ny rapport: Norsk valgkamp kunne vært unngått