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Monica Hunsberger
Senior Lecturer
School of Public Health and CommunityAbout Monica Hunsberger
Dr. Monica Hunsberger is a registered dietitian and public health nutritional epidemiologist. She is a researcher and lecturer in the School of Public Health and Community Medicine. Her research focuses on healthy, sustainable diets and how to promote nutritious foods.
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A Late Meal Timing Pattern Is Associated with Insulin Resistance in European Children and
Adolescents
Timm Intemann, Leonie H. Bogl, Monica Hunsberger, Fabio Lauria, Stefaan De Henauw, Denes Molnar, Luis A. Moreno, Michael Tornaritis, Toomas Veidebaum, Wolfgang Ahrens, Antje Hebestreit
PEDIATRIC DIABETES - 2024 -
The role of psychosocial well-being and emotion-driven impulsiveness in food choices of European
adolescents
Stefanie Do, Vanessa Didelez, Claudia Börnhorst, Juul M.J. Coumans, Lucia A. Reisch, Unna N. Danner, Paola Russo, Toomas Veidebaum, Michael Tornaritis, Dénes Molnár, Monica Hunsberger, Stefaan De Henauw, Luis A. Moreno, Wolfgang Ahrens, Antje Hebestreit
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity - 2024 -
Cohort-Based Reference Values for Serum Ferritin and Transferrin and Longitudinal Determinants of Iron Status in European Children Aged 3–15
Years
Anna Floegel, Timm Intemann, Alfonso Siani, Luis A. Moreno, Dénes Molnár, Toomas Veidebaum, Charalambos Hadjigeorgiou, Stefaan De Henauw, Monica Hunsberger, Gabriele Eiben, Wolfgang Ahrens, Maike Wolters
Journal of Nutrition - 2024 -
Individual-, social- and policy- factors associated with smoking cessation among adult male cigarette smokers in Hanoi, Vietnam: a longitudinal
study
Thi Ngoc Phuong Nguyen, Jesper Löve, Monica Hunsberger, Thi Phuong Thao Tran, Thuy Linh Nguyen, Thi Hai Phan, Ngoc Khue Luong, Van Minh Hoang, Nawi Ng
BMC PUBLIC HEALTH - 2023 -
Dietary Diversity and Its Association with Diet Quality and Health Status of European Children, Adolescents, and Adults: Results from the I.Family
Study
Marika Dello Russo, Annarita Formisano, Fabio Lauria, Wolfgang Ahrens, Leonie H. Bogl, Gabriele Eiben, Stefaan De Henauw, Antje Hebestreit, Timm Intemann, Monica Hunsberger, Lauren Lissner, Denes Molnar, Valeria Pala, Stalo Papoutsou, Alba M. Santaliestra-Pasias, Toomas Veidebaum, Maike Wolters, Alfonso Siani, Paola Russo
FOODS - 2023 -
Acceptance of Low-Carbon School Meals with and without Information-A Controlled Intervention
Study
E. Andre, P. Eustachio Colombo, L. Schafer Elinder, J. Larsson, Monica Hunsberger
JOURNAL OF CONSUMER POLICY - 2023 -
Age-Specific Quantification of Overweight/Obesity Risk Factors From Infancy to Adolescence and Differences by Educational Level of
Parents
Claudia Börnhorst, Wolfgang Ahrens, Stefaan De Henauw, Monica Hunsberger, Denéz Molnár, Luis A. Moreno, Paola Russo, Anton Schreuder, Elida Sina, Michael Tornaritis, Stefanie Vandevijvere, Thomas Veidebaum, Tanja Vrijkotte, Kathleen Wijnant, Maike Wolters
International Journal of Public Health - 2023 -
Supermarket promotions in Western Sweden are incompatible with Nordic dietary recommendations and differ by area-level socioeconomic
index
Melissa Mjoberg, Lauren Lissner, Monica Hunsberger
BMC Public Health - 2023 -
Family structure in relation to body mass index and metabolic score in European children and
adolescents
Katharina Stahlmann, Lauren Lissner, L. H. Bogl, Kirsten Mehlig, J. Kaprio, J. C. Klosowska, L. A. Moreno, T. Veidebaum, A. Solea, D. Molnar, F. Lauria, C. Bornhorst, M. Wolters, A. Hebestreit, Monica Hunsberger
Pediatric Obesity - 2022 -
Associations of Sleep Duration and Screen Time with Incidence of Overweight in European Children: The IDEFICS/I.Family
Cohort.
Viveka Guzmán, Lauren Lissner, Louise Arvidsson, Antje Hebestreit, Antonia Solea, Fabio Lauria, Jaakko Kaprio, Lucia A Reisch, Luis Moreno, Regina Felső, Stefaan de Henauw, Tomas Veidebaum, Wolfgang Ahrens, Monica Hunsberger
Obesity facts - 2022 -
Children in the household and risk of severe COVID-19 during the first three waves of the pandemic: a prospective registry-based cohort study of 1.5 million Swedish
men
Agnes af Geijerstam, Kirsten Mehlig, Monica Hunsberger, Maria A I Åberg, Lauren Lissner
Bmj Open - 2022 -
Associations Between Psychosocial Well-Being, Stressful Life Events and Emotion-Driven Impulsiveness in European
Adolescents
S. Do, J. M. J. Coumans, C. Bornhorst, H. Pohlabeln, L. A. Reisch, U. N. Danner, P. Russo, T. Veidebaum, M. Tornaritis, D. Molnar, Monica Hunsberger, S. De Henauw, L. A. Moreno, W. Ahrens, A. Hebestreit
Journal of Youth and Adolescence - 2022 -
Impaired metabolic health over-time and high abdominal fat are prospectively associated with high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in children: The IDEFICS
study
E. M. González-Gil, L. A. Moreno, A. Nappo, J. Santabárbara, M. Wolters, P. Russo, S. De Henauw, T. Veidebaum, D. Molnar, Monica Hunsberger, A. Fraterman, L. Iacoviello, M. Tornaritis, W. Ahrens, S. Bel-Serrat
Pediatric Obesity - 2021 -
Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between sleep duration, sleep quality, and bone stiffness in European children and
adolescents
L. Cheng, H. Pohlabeln, W. Ahrens, P. Russo, T. Veidebaum, C. Hadjigeorgiou, D. Molnár, Monica Hunsberger, S. De Henauw, L. A. Moreno, A. Hebestreit
Osteoporosis International - 2021 -
Parental investment can moderate the negative effects of low socioeconomic status on children’s health: an analysis of Kenyan national
data
Vanessa Mbumba, Lauren Lissner, Monica Hunsberger
Journal of Global Health Reports - 2021 -
Ultra-processed foods consumption and diet quality of European children, adolescents and adults: Results from the I.Family
study
F. Lauria, M. Dello Russo, A. Formisano, S. De Henauw, A. Hebestreit, Monica Hunsberger, V. Krogh, T. Intemann, Lauren Lissner, D. Molnar, L. A. Moreno, L. A. Reisch, M. Tornaritis, T. Veidebaum, G. Williams, A. Siani, P. Russo
Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases - 2021 -
High-intensity activity is more strongly associated with metabolic health in children compared to sedentary time: a cross-sectional study of the I.Family
cohort
Jonatan Fridolfsson, C. Buck, Monica Hunsberger, J. Baran, F. Lauria, D. Molnar, L. A. Moreno, Mats Börjesson, Lauren Lissner, Daniel Arvidsson
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity - 2021 -
Cross-sectional associations between objectively measured sleep characteristics and body mass index in European children and
adolescents
B. F. Thumann, C. Buck, Henauw Stefaan De, C. Hadjigeorgiou, A. Hebestreit, F. Lauria, Lauren Lissner, D. Molnar, L. A. Moreno, T. Veidebaum, W. Ahrens, Monica Hunsberger
Sleep Medicine - 2021 -
Secular trends in diet-related greenhouse gas emission estimates since 2000 - a shift towards sustainable diets in
Sweden.
Kirsten Mehlig, Irene Blomqvist, Sofia Klingberg, Marta Bianchi, Josefin Sjons, Monica Hunsberger, Lauren Lissner
Public health nutrition - 2021 -
Relationship between perception of emotional home atmosphere and fruit and vegetable consumption in European adolescents: Results from the I.Family
survey
Hadil A. Ghazy Elsayed, Lauren Lissner, Kirsten Mehlig, Barbara Franziska Thumann, Antje Hebestreit, Valeria Pala, Toomas Veidebaum, Tonia Solea, Luis Moreno, Dénes Molnár, Ratih Wirapuspita Wisnuwardani, Fabio Lauria, Monica Hunsberger
Public Health Nutrition - 2020 -
Circulating miRNAs are associated with sleep duration in children/adolescents: Results of the I.Family
Study
G. Iacomino, F. Lauria, P. Russo, P. Marena, A. Venezia, N. Iannaccone, S. De Henauw, R. Foraita, R. Heidinger-Felso, Monica Hunsberger, Y. Kourides, L. A. Moreno, B. Thumann, T. Veidebaum, A. Siani
Experimental Physiology - 2020 -
Negative life events predict weight gain in a 13-year follow-up of an adult Swedish
population.
Kirsten Mehlig, T Nehmtallah, Maria Rosvall, Monica Hunsberger, Annika Rosengren, Lauren Lissner
Journal of psychosomatic research - 2020 -
Regular versus episodic drinking in Swedish women: Reporting of regular drinking may be less biased by social
desirability.
Monica Hunsberger, Kirsten Mehlig, Lauren Lissner, Cecilia Björkelund
Alcohol - 2020 -
A cross-sectional study of obesogenic behaviours and family rules according to family structure in European
children.
Katharina Stahlmann, Antje Hebestreit, Stefaan DeHenauw, Monica Hunsberger, Jaakko Kaprio, Lauren Lissner, Dénes Molnár, Alelí M Ayala-Marín, Lucia A Reisch, Paola Russo, Michael Tornaritis, Toomas Veidebaum, Hermann Pohlabeln, Leonie H Bogl
The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity - 2020 -
Associations between sleep duration and insulin resistance in European children and adolescents considering the mediating role of abdominal
obesity
B. F. Thumann, N. Michels, R. Felso, Monica Hunsberger, J. Kaprio, L. A. Moreno, A. Siani, M. Tornaritis, T. Veidebaum, S. De Henauw, W. Ahrens, C. Bornhorst, Idefics, Idefics,, I. Family Consortia I. Family Consortia
PLoS ONE - 2020 -
The effect of smileys as motivational incentives on children's fruit and vegetable choice, consumption and waste: A field experiment in schools in five European
countries
W. Gwozdz, L. Reisch, G. Eiben, Monica Hunsberger, K. Konstabel, E. Kovacs, E. Luszczki, A. Mazur, E. Mendl, M. Saamel, M. Wolters
Food Policy - 2020 -
Use of Nutritional Supplements in Youth with Medicated and Unmedicated Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder
O. Scholle, H. Jilani, O. Riedel, T. Banaschewski, C. Hadjigeorgiou, Monica Hunsberger, I. Iguacel, D. Molnar, V. Pala, P. Russo, T. Veidebaum, M. Zaqout, H. Pohlabeln, I. Family Consortium I. Family Consortium
Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology - 2019 -
Emotion-driven impulsiveness but not decision-making ability and cognitive inflexibility predicts weight status in
adults
J. M. J. Coumans, U. N. Danner, C. Hadjigeorgiou, A. Hebestreit, Monica Hunsberger, T. Intemann, F. Lauria, N. Michels, E. M. Kurdiné, L. A. Moreno, L. A. Reisch, B. F. Thumann, T. Veidebaum, Roger A. H. Adan
Appetite - 2019 -
Relative validity of a food and beverage preference questionnaire to characterize taste phenotypes in children adolescents and
adults
H. Jilani, H. Pohlabeln, S. De Henauw, G. Eiben, Monica Hunsberger, D. Molnar, L. A. Moreno, V. Pala, P. Russo, A. Solea, T. Veidebaum, W. Ahrens, A. Hebestreit, Idefics, Idefics,
Nutrients - 2019 -
Reexamination of Accelerometer Calibration with Energy Expenditure as Criterion: VO2net Instead of MET for Age-Equivalent Physical Activity
Intensity
Daniel Arvidsson, Jonatan Fridolfsson, C. Buck, O. Ekblom, E. Ekblom-Bak, Lauren Lissner, Monica Hunsberger, Mats Börjesson
Sensors - 2019 -
Effects of Frequency Filtering on Intensity and Noise in Accelerometer-Based Physical Activity
Measurements.
Jonatan Fridolfsson, Mats Börjesson, Christoph Buck, Örjan Ekblom, Elin Ekblom-Bak, Monica Hunsberger, Lauren Lissner, Daniel Arvidsson
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) - 2019 -
Children's propensity to consume sugar and fat predicts regular alcohol consumption in
adolescence.
Kirsten Mehlig, Leonie H Bogl, Monica Hunsberger, Wolfgang Ahrens, Stefaan De Henauw, Isabel Iguacel, Hannah Jilani, Dénes Molnár, Valeria Pala, Paola Russo, Michael Tornaritis, Toomas Veidebaum, Jaakko Kaprio, Lauren Lissner
Public health nutrition - 2018 -
Emotion-driven impulsiveness and snack food consumption of European adolescents: Results from the I.Family
study
J. M. J. Coumans, U. N. Danner, T. Intemann, A. De Decker, C. Hadjigeorgiou, Monica Hunsberger, L. A. Moreno, P. Russo, S. Stomfai, T. Veidebaum, R. A. H. Adan, A. Hebestreit
Appetite - 2018 -
Timing of solid food introduction and association with later childhood overweight and obesity: The IDEFICS
study
S. Papoutsou, S. C. Savva, Monica Hunsberger, H. Jilani, N. Michels, W. Ahrens, M. Tornaritis, T. Veidebaum, D. Molnar, A. Siani, L. A. Moreno, C. Hadjigeorgiou, Idefics Consortium Idefics Consortium, Casablanca Morocco V. P. G
Maternal and Child Nutrition - 2018 -
Bidirectional associations between psychosocial well-being and adherence to healthy dietary guidelines in European children: prospective findings from the IDEFICS
study
Louise Arvidsson, Gabriele Eiben, Monica Hunsberger, I. De Bourdeaudhuij, D. Molnar, H. Jilani, B. Thumann, T. Veidebaum, P. Russo, M. Tornatitis, A. M. Santaliestra-Pasias, V. Pala, Lauren Lissner
Bmc Public Health - 2017 -
Associations between social vulnerabilities and psychosocial problems in European children. Results from the IDEFICS
study
I. Iguacel, N. Michels, J. M. Fernandez-Alvira, K. Bammann, S. De Henauw, R. Felso, W. Gwozdz, Monica Hunsberger, L. Reisch, P. Russo, M. Tornaritis, B. Thumann, T. Veidebaum, C. Bornhorst, L. A. Moreno
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - 2017 -
Dietary Patterns of European Children and Their Parents in Association with Family Food Environment: Results from the I.Family
Study
A. Hebestreit, T. Intemann, A. Siani, S. De Henauw, Gabriele Eiben, Y. A. Kourides, E. Kovacs, L. A. Moreno, T. Veidebaum, V. Krogh, V. Pala, L. H. Bogl, Monica Hunsberger, C. Boernhorst, I. Pigeot, I. Family Consortium I. Family Consortium
Nutrients - 2017 -
Cohort Profile: The transition from childhood to adolescence in European children-how I.Family extends the IDEFICS
cohort.
W Ahrens, A Siani, R Adan, S De Henauw, Gabriele Eiben, W Gwozdz, A Hebestreit, Monica Hunsberger, J Kaprio, V Krogh, Lauren Lissner, D Molnár, L A Moreno, A Page, C Picó, L Reisch, R M Smith, M Tornaritis, T Veidebaum, G Williams, H Pohlabeln, I Pigeot
International journal of epidemiology - 2016 -
Bidirectional associations between psychosocial well-being and body mass index in European children: longitudinal findings from the IDEFICS
study
Monica Hunsberger, S. Lehtinen-Jacks, Kirsten Mehlig, W. Gwozdz, P. Russo, N. Michels, K. Bammann, I. Pigeot, J. M. Fernandez-Alvira, B. F. Thumann, D. Molnar, T. Veidebaum, C. Hadjigeorgiou, Lauren Lissner
Bmc Public Health - 2016 -
Serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels in middle-aged women in relationship to adiposity and height trajectories over three
decades
Susanna Lehtinen-Jacks, Monica Leu Agelii, Monica Hunsberger, Henrik Zetterberg, Lauren Lissner
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition - 2016 -
BMI, eating habits and sleep in relation to salivary counts of mutans streptococci in children - the IDEFICS Sweden
study.
Louise Arvidsson, Dowen Birkhed, Monica Hunsberger, Anne Lanfer, Lauren Lissner, Kirsten Mehlig, Staffan Mårild, Gabriele Eiben
Public health nutrition - 2016 -
Determinant factors of physical fitness in European
children.
Mahmoud Zaqout, Krishna Vyncke, Luis A Moreno, Pilar De Miguel-Etayo, Fabio Lauria, Denes Molnar, Lauren Lissner, Monica Hunsberger, Toomas Veidebaum, Michael Tornaritis, Lucia A Reisch, Karin Bammann, Ole Sprengeler, Wolfgang Ahrens, Nathalie Michels
International journal of public health - 2016 -
Quality Assessment of 25(OH)D, Insulin, Total Cholesterol, Triglycerides, and Potassium in 40-Year-Old Frozen
Serum
Monica Leu, Kirsten Mehlig, Monica Hunsberger, Åsa Torinsson Naluai, Kaj Blennow, Henrik Zetterberg, Cecilia Björkelund, Lauren Lissner
Epidemiology Research International - 2015 -
Adherence to combined lifestyle factors and their contribution to obesity in the IDEFICS
study
E. Kovacs, Monica Hunsberger, L. Reisch, W. Gwozdz, Gabriele Eiben, I. De Bourdeaudhuij, P. Russo, T. Veidebaum, C. Hadjigeorgiou, S. Sieri, L. A. Moreno, I. Pigeot, W. Ahrens, H. Pohlabeln, D. Molnar
Obesity Reviews - 2015 -
Effect of the IDEFICS multilevel obesity prevention on children's sleep
duration
N. Michels, S. De Henauw, Gabriele Eiben, C. Hadjigeorgiou, S. Hense, Monica Hunsberger, K. Konstabel, D. Molnar, L. A. Moreno, A. Siani, I. De Bourdeaudhuij, I. Pigeot
Obesity Reviews - 2015 -
Dietary Carbohydrate and Nocturnal Sleep Duration in Relation to Children's BMI: Findings from the IDEFICS Study in Eight European
Countries
Monica Hunsberger, Kirsten Mehlig, C. Bornhorst, A. Hebestreit, L. Moreno, T. Veidebaum, Y. Kourides, A. Siani, D. Molnar, I. Sioen, Lauren Lissner
Nutrients - 2015 -
Calorie labeling in a rural middle school influences food selection: findings from community-based participatory
research.
Monica Hunsberger, Paul McGinnis, Jamie Smith, Beth Ann Beamer, Jean O'Malley
Journal of obesity - 2015 -
Relative validation of Block Kids Food Screener for dietary assessment in children and
adolescents.
Monica Hunsberger, Jean O'Malley, Torin Block, Jean C Norris
Maternal & child nutrition - 2015 -
Children consuming milk cereal drink are at increased risk for overweight: The IDEFICS Sweden study, on behalf of the IDEFICS
Consortium.
Maja Wiberger, Gabriele Eiben, Lauren Lissner, Kirsten Mehlig, Stalo Papoutsou, Monica Hunsberger
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - 2014 -
Early feeding practices and family structure: associations with overweight in
children.
Monica Hunsberger
Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. The Nutrition Society Irish Section 22nd Annual Postgraduate Meeting. 14–15 February 2013, Belfast, Ireland - 2014 -
Family structure and childhood obesity: results of the IDEFICS
project
Annarita Formisano, Monica Hunsberger, Karin Bammann, BARBARA VANAELST, Denes Molnar, Luis A Moreno, Michael Tornaritis, Toomas Veidebaum, Lauren Lissner, Gianvincenzo Barba, Alfonso Siani
Public Health Nutrition - 2014 -
Low fat diets in obesity management and weight
control.
Monica Hunsberger, Gianluca Tognon, Lauren Lissner
Managing and preventing obesity: behavioural factors and dietary interventions. - 2014 -
Student and Parental Perceptions of School-Based Body Mass Index Screening and
Notification
Monica Hunsberger, Paul McGinnis, Beth Ann Beamer, Jamie Smith
Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education - 2014 -
Elementary school children’s recess schedule and dietary intake at lunch: a community-based participatory research partnership pilot
study
Monica Hunsberger, Paul McGinnis, Jamie Smith, Beth Ann Beamer, Jean O'Malley
BMC Public Health - 2014 -
Early Life Course Risk Factors for Childhood Obesity: The IDEFICS Case-Control
Study
Karin Bammann, Jenny Peplies, Stefaan DeHenauw, Monica Hunsberger, Denes Molnar, Luis A. Moreno, Michael Tornaritis, Toomas Veidebaum, Wolfgang Ahrens, Alfonso Siani
PLoS ONE - 2014 -
Infant feeding practices and prevalence of obesity in eight European countries – the IDEFICS
study.
Monica Hunsberger, Anne Lanfer, Anna Reeske, Toomas Veidebaum, Paola Russo, Charalampos Hadjigeorgiou, Luis A Moreno, Dénes Molnar, Stefaan De Henauw, Lauren Lissner, Gabriele Eiben
Public Health Nutrition - 2013 -
Validity of self-reported lunch recalls in Swedish school children aged 6 to 8
years
Monica Hunsberger, Pena Pablo, Lauren Lissner, Lisen Grafström, BARBARA VANAELST, Claudia Börnhorst, Valeria Pala, Gabriele Eiben
Nutrition Journal - 2013 -
Overweight in singletons compared to children with siblings: the IDEFICS
study.
Monica Hunsberger, A Formisano, LA Reisch, K Bammann, L Moreno, S De Henauw, D Molnar, M Tornaritis, T Veidebaum, A Siani, Lauren Lissner
Nutrition and diabetes - 2012 -
Physician Care Patterns and Adherence to Postpartum Glucose Testing after Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in
Oregon
Monica Hunsberger, R. J. Donatelle, K. Lindsay, K. D. Rosenberg
Plos One - 2012 -
Transitioning from CHIP to CHIRP: blending community health development with community-based participatory
research.
Paul B McGinnis, Monica Hunsberger, Melinda Davis, Jamie Smith, Beth Ann Beamer, Danna Drum Hastings
Family & community health - 2010 -
Racial/ethnic disparities in gestational diabetes mellitus: findings from a population-based
survey.
Monica Hunsberger, Kenneth D Rosenberg, Rebecca J Donatelle
Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health - 2010 -
Incentives in smoking cessation: status of the field and implications for research and practice with pregnant
smokers.
Rebecca Donatelle, Deanne Hudson, Susan Dobie, Amy Goodall, Monica Hunsberger, Kelly Oswald
Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco - 2004