The Finnish Health in Teens – Fin-HIT – is a cohort study with ~11 000 Finnish children aged 9–12 years.

Helsinki, Finland
Joined October 2016
Registration for our webinar on Oral Health on 28th Feb is still open @PirkkoPussinen @FinHITStudy @FolkhalsanRC nugo.org/wp-content/uploads/…
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@SohviLommi from @FolkhalsanRC wraps up the session with a talk about health behaviours and adiposity in adolescents #NOM24
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New Research: Associations of central obesity and habitual food consumption with saliva microbiota and its enzymatic profiles – a pilot study in Finnish children frontiersin.org/articles/10.… #microbiology
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We have a wide range of #research on the health and well-being of #children and young people. Our research generates new #knowledge about environments that support future #health and well-being. #WorldChildrensDay @DAGISresearch @SUNRISEFinland @FHRC_LarMiljo @FinHITStudy
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A study from 2021 by @helsinkiuni and Folkhälsan Research Center shows that Finnish children eat five times more red meat than recommended in The Planetary Health Diet developed by the EAT-Lancet commission. folkhalsan.fi/en/nyheter/202… @DAGISresearch #NNR2023
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Överraskande #forskningsresultat om barns och ungas fysiska aktivitetsvanor. Endast 36 procent av de finskspråkiga och 29 procent av de svenskspråkiga barnen rör på sig enligt rekommendationen, minst en timme rask och ansträngande fysisk #aktivitet per dag. @Folkhalsan
Svenskspråkiga barn och unga rör på sig mindre än finskspråkiga och de har också mera #skärmtid. Endast en tredjedel av barnen i Finland är fysiskt aktiva minst en timme om dagen. folkhalsan.fi/tidningen-folk… #Folkhälsan #forskning #rörelse #hälsa @FolkhalsanRC @uniofjyvaskyla
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Here are the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023. For the first time, they contain scientific recommendations not just for our health but also for the environment, advocating a more plant-based diet that also contains more fish and less meat.🌍🍽️ norden.org/en/news/less-meat…
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Join us 20 June for the release of the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023. 
For the first time, they will give recommendations for how to eat for both our health, and the health of our planet.🍽️ More information: norden.org/en/news/20-june-l… @EllemannKaren #NNR2023 #nrpol
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Promoting early #bedtimes, especially on weekends, should be considered in #obesity prevention among school-aged #children. Results from @FinHITStudy shows that later bedtimes on weekends are linked to weight gain in children. Learn more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… #finhit #FHRC
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It's better to keep negative emotions and food apart, Catharina Sarkkola from @FinHITStudy @FolkhalsanRC #ISBNPA2023 @ISBNPA
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Replying to @FinHITStudy
@FinHITStudy found that delayed bedtime on non-school days associates with higher weight and waist circumference in children. Promoting early bedtimes, especially on weekends, could be considered in obesity prevention among school-aged children. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Hälyttävää tietoa lasten ja nuorten fyysisestä kunnosta. #move Liikunta | Reippaat maalaislapset ovat pian muisto vain, eikä kaupungeissakaan hyvin mene: hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000009260…
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Today, @SohviLommi from our @FinHITStudy, successfully defended her #doctoraldissertation. Congratulations! Prof. Lars Ove Dragsted, @UCPH_Research, served as opponent, and prof. Kaija-Leena Kolho as the custos. Read about Lommis dissertation here: folkhalsan.fi/en/nyheter/202…
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#Bodyimage dissatisfaction has consistently been rated as one of the foremost concerns among adolescents and is associated with #BMI and #physical #activity. @FinHITStudy explored these relationships in a recent study. #fhrc #viärfolkhälsan folkhalsan.fi/en/nyheter/202…
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#Antibiotics have been associated with several individual #autoimmune #diseases. @FinHITStudy set out to explore whether pre-diagnostic antibiotics are associated with the onset of autoimmune diseases in general. Check the paper👇 nature.com/articles/s41390-0…
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