Ellen Cecilie Andresen

Student - Faculty of Medicine

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Email e.c.wright@medisin.uio.no

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Academic interests

Sustainable diets
Global nutrition
Infant and young child nutrition
Dietary patterns among children
Dietary research

Background

Work experience:

2019 - d.d.: PhD student, Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo

2019: Nutrition consultant, including assignments with Fafo research foundation, Oslo, Norway, and the National competence centre for breastfeeding, Oslo, Norway

2017 - 2018: Nutrition and Food Systems Officer, UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), HQ Rome, Italy

2015 - 2016: Nutrition consultant, including assignments with the World Health Organization (WHO), HQ Geneva, Switzerland and Save the Children International

2011 - 2014: Nutrition Officer, UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), HQ Geneva, Switzerland

2009 - 2010: Food Security Officer, UN World Food Program (WFP), Country office Freetown, Sierra Leone

Education:

2007 - 2009: Master in Nutrition, University of Oslo, Norway

2003 - 2006: Bachelor in Nutrition, University of Oslo, Norway

Wright, Ellen Cecilie; van Oort, Bob; Bjøntegaard, Marie Michaelsen; Carlsen, Monica Hauger & Andersen, Lene Frost (2023). Environmental and nutritional assessment of young children’s diets in Norway: comparing the current diet with national dietary guidelines and the EAT-Lancet reference diet. European Journal of Nutrition. ISSN 1436-6207. 62, p. 3383–3396. doi: 10.1007/s00394-023-03243-4. Full text in Research Archive
Andresen, Ellen Cecilie; Hjelkrem, Anne-Grete Roer; Bakken, Anne Kjersti & Andersen, Lene Frost (2022). Environmental Impact of Feeding with Infant Formula in Comparison with Breastfeeding. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). ISSN 1661-7827. 19(11). doi: 10.3390/ijerph19116397. Full text in Research Archive Show summary
Young children have unique nutritional requirements, and breastfeeding is the best option to support healthy growth and development. Concerns have been raised around the increasing use of milk-based infant formulas in replacement of breastfeeding, in regards to health, social, economic and environmental factors. However, literature on the environmental impact of infant formula feeding and breastfeeding is scarce. In this study we estimated the environmental impact of four months exclusive feeding with infant formula compared to four months exclusive breastfeeding in a Norwegian setting. We used life-cycle assessment (LCA) methodology, including the impact categories global warming potential, terrestrial acidification, marine and freshwater eutrophication, and land use. We found that the environmental impact of four months exclusive feeding with infant formula was 35–72% higher than that of four months exclusive breastfeeding, depending on the impact category. For infant formula, cow milk was the main contributor to total score for all impact categories. The environmental impact of breastfeeding was dependant on the composition of the lactating mother’s diet. In conclusion, we found that breastfeeding has a lower environmental impact than feeding with infant formula. A limitation of the study is the use of secondary LCA data for raw ingredients and processes.
Andresen, Ellen Cecilie; Wandel, Margareta; Eide, Wenche Barth; Herselman, M & Iversen, Per Ole (2009). Delivery of the Nutrition Supplementation Programme in the Cape Town metropolitan area from the perspective of mothers of under-fives: A qualitative study. South African Journal of Child Health. ISSN 1994-3032. 3(3), p. 90–95.

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Bjøntegaard, Marie Michaelsen; Carlsen, Monica Hauger; Wright, Ellen Cecilie & Andersen, Lene Frost (2023). Poster Throne Holst Symposium 2023: Compilation of an environmental LCA food database.

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Projects

The NOR-Eden project

Research groups

Dietary Research