Ellinor Nilsson
PhD student
PhD student with a background in nutrition. My PhD project is focused on movement behaviors in preschool-aged children in Sweden.
About me
I am a PhD candidate and nutritionist in the research group IMPACT, led by professor Marie Löf. Mainly, I work with investigating movement behaviors in preschool-aged children in Sweden.
Research description
I am mainly working with the International Study of Movement Behaviors in the Early Years (SUNRISE), aiming to investigate physical activity, sedentary behavior (screen time) and sleep for children aged 3-5 years all over the world. Data collection for SUNRISE Sweden is currently ongoing in Stockholm and Linköping, where we assess movement behaviors (accelerometer and questionnaire), anthropometrics, motor skills, cognitive skills, cardiometabolic factors and fitness for children in Swedish preschools.
Education
Master's programme in Nutrition 2016-2018, Stockholm University in collaboration with BioNut, Karolinska institutet. I included Advanced sports nutrition, 15 credits, to my portfolio. Master's thesis: Diet quality and diet-related greenhouse gas emissions of participants in the CLEAR pilot intervention study, assessed with the Sustainable Food Index.
Bachelor's programme in Nutrition 2013-2016, Stockholm University in collaboration with BioNut, Karolinska institutet. Bachelor's thesis: Iron status in female endurance athletes.