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Ulrika Ericson
Associate Professor in Nutritional Epidemiology
Academic degree
PhD, Faculty of Medicine (public health, nutritional epidemiology), Lund university 2010.
BSc in Nutrition, Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet 1989.
Current position
Associate researcher. Department of Clinical Sciences, Diabetes and cardiovascular disease - genetic epidemiology, Lund University, November 2012 - present.
Research interests
Nutritional epidemiology, Diet assessment methodology, Gut microbiota, Dietary Biomarkers, Gene diet interactions, Diet and climate, Type 2 diabetes, folate.
Ongoing project
- Dietary intakes, plasma concentrations of short chain fatty acids and gut microbiota in the Malmö Offspring study (MOS).
- Adherence to Swedish dietary guidelines, gut microbiota and cardiometabolic disease in MOS and SCAPIS.
- Objective plasma biomarkers of dietary intake in MOS and SCAPIS.
- Food habits with low climate impact and their link to cardiometabolic disease
- Dietery data collection and comparison of different diet assessment methods in the Malmö Offspring study
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Medical and Health Sciences
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action
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Serum calcium, even within normal range, is associated with blood pressure with a potential influence of calcium intake
Dal Pont, C., Sartorio, A., Giontella, A., Rosin, E., Cangiano, C., Zanconato, V., Marin, S., Bertucci, F., Grisenti, S., Stocchetti, F., Cattazzo, F., Bonafini, S., Ericson, U., Orho-Melander, M., Melander, O. & Fava, C., 2026 May, In: Journal of the Endocrine Society. 10, 5Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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EAT-Lancet index 2.0: a dietary index measuring adherence to the Planetary Health Diet 2.0
Stubbendorff, A., Ericson, U., Hallström, E., Samuelsson, J., Borné, Y. & Sonestedt, E., 2026, In: The Lancet Planetary Health. 10, 4, 101469.Research output: Contribution to journal › Debate/Note/Editorial › peer-review
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Nutritional adequacy of the EAT-Lancet diet: a Swedish population-based cohort study
Stubbendorff, A., Ericson, U., Hallström, E., Samuelsson, J., Sonestedt, E. & Ibsen, D. B., 2026, In: The Lancet Planetary Health. 10, 2, 101416.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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High-fat and low-fat fermented milk and cheese intake, proteomic signatures, and risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality
Du, Y., Bao, R., Zhang, S., Ericson, U., Borné, Y., Qi, L. & Sonestedt, E., 2025 Oct 15, In: European Journal of Nutrition. 64, 7, 297.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Response to letter to the editor regarding: “Plasma metabolite profiles of meat intake and their association with cardiovascular disease risk: A population-based study in Swedish cohorts” by Arage et al., Metabolism. 2025 Jul;168:156188
Arage, G., Dekkers, K. F., Rašo, L. M., Hammar, U., Ericson, U., Larsson, S. C., Engel, H., Baldanzi, G., Pertiwi, K., Sayols-Baixeras, S., Landberg, R., Sundström, J., Smith, J. G., Engström, G., Ärnlöv, J., Orho-Melander, M., Lind, L., Fall, T. & Ahmad, S., 2025 Oct, In: Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental. 171, 156309.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter
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Diet - dieasese associations within the Malmö Diet and Cancer cohort
Sonestedt, E. (Researcher), Ericson, U. (Researcher), Alves Dias, J. (Researcher), Drake, I. (Researcher) & Brunkwall, L. (Researcher)
1991/03/18 → …
Project: Research
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Dietary intakes and links to gut microbiota, short chain fatty acids and type 2 diabetes in the Malmö Offspring Study
Ericson, U. (Researcher), Orho-Melander, M. (Researcher), Brunkwall, L. (Researcher) & Hellstrand, S. (Researcher)
Dir Albert Påhlssons stiftelse för forskning och välgörenhet
2022/01/31 → 2023/12/31
Project: Research
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Familjär ansamling av kronisk sjukdom och den mångfacetterade herediteten, Malmö Familjestudie – återundersökning av kost, tarmflora och kroppsmätningar/blodprov/urinprov
Ericson, U. (Researcher), Hellstrand, S. (Researcher), Orho-Melander, M. (Researcher) & Brunkwall, L. (Researcher)
2022/01/18 → 2022/12/31
Project: Research
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Utvärdering av två olika kostmetoder: ny kostenkät jämfört med 4-dagars kostregistrering (RIKSMATEN)
Hellstrand, S. (Researcher) & Ericson, U. (Researcher)
2021/12/06 → 2022/03/31
Project: Research
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Webinar: Dietary biomarkers for measuring food habits - possibilities and challenges.
Sonestedt, E. (Host) & Ericson, U. (Host)
2021 Apr 26 → 2021 Apr 27Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Food for planet and health
Sonestedt, E. (First/primary/lead supervisor), Ericson, U. (Second supervisor) & Hallström, E. (Second supervisor)
2020 Oct 1 → 2026 Jan 16Activity: Examination and supervision › Supervision of PhD students
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Human gut microbiota in Swedish population: role of anti-diabetic and lipid-lowering drugs and genetic risk for cardiometabolic disease
Orho-Melander, M. (First/primary/lead supervisor), Midlöv, P. (Second supervisor) & Ericson, U. (Third supervisor)
2018 Aug 20 → …Activity: Examination and supervision › Supervision of PhD students
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Obesity: with a focus on diet quality and gut microbiota
Orho-Melander, M. (First/primary/lead supervisor) & Ericson, U. (Second supervisor)
2015 → 2019 Jun 14Activity: Examination and supervision › Supervision of PhD students
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Genetic determinants of obesity in relation to diet, weight gain and mortality
Orho-Melander, M. (First/primary/lead supervisor), Sonestedt, E. (Second supervisor), Ericson, U. (Second supervisor) & Jensen, M. K. (Examiner)
2010 → 2016 Apr 15Activity: Examination and supervision › Supervision of PhD students