Maria Westerståhl
Senior Lecturer
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E-mail: maria.westerstahl@ki.se
Visiting address: Nobels väg 7, 17165 Solna
Postal address: H5 Laboratoriemedicin, H5 Klinisk Fysiologi Gustafsson, 141 52 Huddinge
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About me
- I am a senior lecturer at the Karolinska institutet (KI) and have a BSc in
nutrition and a associate professorship in Physiology. I teach physiology at
several courses and programs at the KI. In my research I focus on the
change in physical capacity during life.
Elected member of the KI Pedagogical Academy 2011
Master in Nutrition
Associate professor in physiology
Research
- My research focuses on health effects of lifestyle. In collaboration with
collegues at the Umeå University I am responsible for a longitudinal study
examining the life changes in and predictors of physical fitness and physical
activity from adolescence to middle
age.https://ki.se/labmed/forskningsstudie-fysisk-kapacitet-och-halsa
In our research we use methods for assessing physical capacity (e.g
submaximal oxygen uptake, maximal strength), physical activity (e.g
questionnaires and accelerometers), body composition (e.g. skinfold),
lifestyle habits (questionnaires) and function of the cardiovascular system
(e.g. ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, arterial stiffness). I have
supervise PhD-students in their projects concerning cardiovascular risk in
obese children and in early prevention of obesity.
Teaching
- I use various pedagogical methods in my teaching and I have developed
learning activities for both distance- and campus-based education. I teach
students at the nursing-, occupational therapy-, physiotherapy-,
nutritionist-, and biomedical scientist programs at KI. I am a teacher,
course leader and examiner for various courses in e.g. anatomy and
physiology, nutrition, nutritional assessment, obesity prevention and
treatment and teach both at campus- and web based courses. I have designed
courses in nutrition and physiology by defining the curriculum, creating the
learning activities and the examinations. I examine and/or supervise students
at the undergraduate, master and doctoral level.
Articles
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Article: JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH. 2021;62:100065
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Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2020;109(8):1665-1671
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Journal article: TRANSLATIONAL SPORTS MEDICINE. 2020;3(1):55-62
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Article: SAGE OPEN MEDICINE. 2019;7:2050312119880734-205031211988073
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Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2018;8(1):14767
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Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS. 2017;27(4):418-429
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Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION. 2016;55(2):781-792
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Article: JOURNAL OF PAIN RESEARCH. 2016;9:303-310
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Article: SPINE. 2015;40(24):1926-1933
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Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2014;103(4):411-417
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Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2014;103(2):225-230
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY. 2010;34(3):472-477
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Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS. 2005;15(5):287-297
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Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2003;92(5):602-609
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Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS. 2003;13(2):128-137
All other publications
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Conference publication: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2020;315:E69-E70
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Letter: ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD. 2018;103(1):113-114
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Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2016;48(5):16
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Conference publication: DIABETES OBESITY & METABOLISM. 2010;12:58
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Conference publication: DIABETES OBESITY & METABOLISM. 2010;12:50
Grants
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Swedish Research Council1 January 2024 - 31 December 2026
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longitudinal approach to characterize loss of muscle mass and function in aging humans – the importance of peripheral nerve integrity- part 2Swedish Research Council1 January 2024 - 31 December 2023
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A longitudinal approach to characterize loss of muscle mass and function in aging humansswedish research1 January 2024 - 31 December 2023
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A longitudinal approach to characterize loss of muscle mass and function in aging humansSwedish Research Council for Sport Science1 January 2023 - 31 December 2023
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Varför tappar individer olika mängd muskelmassa under åldrandet? En studie som kan leda till ökad självständighet och delaktighet i vardagenStiftelsen Ragnhild och Einar Lundströms minne1 January 2022 - 31 December 2022
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Swedish Research Council1 January 2021 - 31 December 2023
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Varför tappar individer olika mängd muskelmassa under åldrandet? En studie som kan leda till ökad självständighet och delaktighet i vardagenStiftelsen Tornspiran31 March 2020 - 31 December 2022
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Swedish Research Council for Health Working Life and Welfare1 April 2009 - 31 May 2009
Employments
- Senior Lecturer, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2011-
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2020
- Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2003