Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet
I am an assistant professor in genetic epidemiology of ageing, interested in combining genetic and longitudinal designs to understand complex traits.
My primary research aim is to understand how overweight influences risk of age-related diseases, by studying why different forms of overweight have different effects on the risk of dementia, cardiovascular disease, and type-2 diabetes. I am also interested in understanding how geographic circumstances influence late-life health.
Risk of heart disease lower when obesity is due to genetics rather than lifestyle – new research
Apr 13, 2023 15:22 pm UTC| Health
Its well known that a high body mass index (BMI) has negative effects on our health, increasing the risk of several diseases. This is concerning since nearly one-third of the worlds population is now classified as...