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Torbjörn Lind

MD, PhD

Associate Professor and senior consultant in paediatrics

Head of the Department of Clinical Sciences

Research qualifications: Docent
0000-0001-6328-1098

Contact

E-mail
torbjorn.lind@umu.se
Phone
+46 90 786 73 20

Works as

Affiliation
Associate professor, senior consultant (attending) physician at Department of Clinical Sciences Section: Pediatrics Role: Head of department
Location
Visiting address, view map

I am an Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in Pediatrics, as well as a Consultant in Pediatric Medicine specializing in Gastroenterology and Nutrition. My research focuses on three main areas. The first concerns child nutrition, particularly the dietary factors that support optimal growth and development during the transition from breastfeeding to complementary foods. The second area is diabetes epidemiology, where I investigates trends in the incidence of type 1 diabetes in children over time, the impact of socioeconomic factors, the effects on families, and the role of technological aids in disease management. The third research area examines child nutrition from a global perspective, where I am currently focused on chronic undernutrition, particularly stunting, in Rwanda.

Risk of renal complications and death in young and middle-aged Swedes with parental type 1 diabetes: a nation-wide, prospective cohort study
BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2025, Vol. 13, (1)
Fredriksson, Marie; Persson, Emma; Möllsten, Anna; et al.
Partial clinical remission of type 1 diabetes in Swedish children: a longitudinal study from the Swedish national quality register (SWEDIABKIDS) and the better diabetes diagnosis (BDD) study
Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics, Mary Ann Liebert 2024, Vol. 26, (11) : 851-861
Fureman, Anna-Lena; Bladh, Marie; Carlsson, Annelie; et al.
Childhood stunting is highly clustered in northern province of Rwanda: a spatial analysis of a population-based study
Heliyon, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 10, (2)
Ndagijimana, Albert; Nduwayezu, Gilbert; Kagoyire, Clarisse; et al.
A randomized, controlled trial of a Nordic, protein-reduced complementary diet in infants: effects on body composition, growth, biomarkers, and dietary intake at 12 and 18 months
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 117, (6) : 1219-1231
Johansson, Ulrica; Öhlund, Inger; Lindberg, Lene; et al.
The incidence of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes, time trends and association with the population composition in sweden: a 40 year follow-up
Diabetologia, Springer-Verlag New York 2023, Vol. 66, (2) : 346-353
Waernbaum, Ingeborg; Lind, Torbjörn; Möllsten, Anna; et al.
Individual participant data (IPD)-level meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials to estimate the vitamin D dietary requirements in dark-skinned individuals resident at high latitude
European Journal of Nutrition, Springer 2022, Vol. 61 : 1015-1034
Cashman, Kevin D.; Kiely, Mairead E.; Andersen, Rikke; et al.
Risk of cancer in young and middle-aged adults with childhood-onset type 1 diabetes in Sweden - A prospective cohort study
Diabetic Medicine
Fredriksson, Marie; Persson, Emma; Dahlquist, Gisela; et al.
Vitamin D, liver-related biomarkers, and distribution of fat and lean mass in young patients with Fontan circulation
Cardiology in the Young, Cambridge University Press 2022, Vol. 32, (6) : 861-868
Hansson, Lena; Sandberg, Camilla; Öhlund, Inger; et al.
How children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis participate in their healthcare: health professionals' views
Disability and Rehabilitation, Taylor & Francis 2022, Vol. 44, (10) : 1908-1915
Lundberg, Veronica; Sandlund, Marlene; Eriksson, Catharina; et al.
Comparing continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion and multiple daily injections in children with Type 1 diabetes in Sweden from 2011 to 2016: A longitudinal study from the Swedish National Quality Register (SWEDIABKIDS)
Pediatric Diabetes, John Wiley & Sons 2021, Vol. 22, (5) : 766-775
Fureman, Anna-Lena; Lilja, Mikael; Lind, Torbjörn; et al.
Acceptance of a Nordic, Protein-Reduced Diet for Young Children during Complementary Feeding: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Foods, Basel: MDPI 2021, Vol. 10
Johansson, Ulrica; Lene, Lindberg; Öhlund, Inger; et al.
How children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis view participation and communication in healthcare encounters: a qualitative study
Pediatric Rheumatology, BioMed Central (BMC) 2021, Vol. 19, (1)
Lundberg, Veronica; Eriksson, Catharina; Lind, Torbjörn; et al.
Perinatal factors and hospitalisations for severe childhood infections: A population-based cohort study in Sweden
BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2021, Vol. 11, (10)
Videholm, Samuel; Kostenniemi, Urban; Lind, Torbjörn; et al.
Increased abdominal fat mass and high fat consumption in young school children with congenital heart disease: results from a case-control study
Journal of human nutrition and dietetics, John Wiley & Sons 2020, Vol. 33, (4) : 566-573
Hansson, Lena; Lind, T.; Öhlund, Inger; et al.
Effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation in Swedish children may be negatively impacted by BMI and serum fructose
Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 75
McClorry, Shannon; Slupsky, Carolyn M.; Lind, Torbjörn; et al.
Vitamin D status and cardiometabolic risk markers in young Swedish children: a double-blind randomized clinical trial comparing different doses of vitamin D supplements
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Oxford University Press 2020, Vol. 111, (4) : 779-786
Öhlund, Inger; Lind, Torbjörn; Hernell, Olle; et al.
Fluid restriction negatively affects energy intake and growth in very low birthweight infants with haemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus
Acta Paediatrica, Vol. 108, (11) : 1985-1992
Hansson, Lena; Lind, Torbjörn; Wiklund, Urban; et al.
Protein-Reduced Complementary Foods Based on Nordic Ingredients Combined with Systematic Introduction of Taste Portions Increase Intake of Fruits and Vegetables in 9 Month Old Infants: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Nutrients, MDPI 2019, Vol. 11, (6)
Johansson, Ulrica; Öhlund, Inger; Hernell, Olle; et al.
Study protocol: optimized complementary feeding study (OTIS): a randomized controlled trial of the impact of a protein-reduced complementary diet based on Nordic foods
BMC Public Health, BioMed Central 2019, Vol. 19
Lind, Torbjörn; Johansson, Ulrica; Öhlund, Inger; et al.
Sex Differences in Treatment With ACE Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers in Patients With Type 1 Diabetes
Diabetes Care, AMER DIABETES ASSOC 2019, Vol. 42, (5) : E73-E74
Möllsten, Anna; Toppe, Cecilia; Eeg-Olofsson, Katarina; et al.
Administration of ferrous sulfate drops has significant effects on the gut microbiota of iron-sufficient infants: a randomised controlled study
Gut, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2019, Vol. 68, (11)
Sjödin, Kotryna Simonyte; Domellöf, Magnus; Lagerqvist, Carina; et al.
Perinatal risk factors for type 1 diabetes revisited: a population-based register study
Diabetologia, Springer 2019, Vol. 62, (7) : 1173-1184
Waernbaum, Ingeborg; Dahlquist, Gisela; Lind, Torbjörn
Active Image-Assisted Food Records in Comparison to Regular Food Records: A Validation Study against Doubly Labeled Water in 12-Month-Old Infants
Nutrients, MDPI 2018, Vol. 10, (12)
Johansson, Ulrica; Venables, Michelle; Öhlund, Inger; et al.
IMPACT-III is a valid and reliable questionnaire for assessing health-related quality of life in Swedish children with inflammatory bowel disease
Acta Paediatrica, John Wiley & Sons 2018, Vol. 107, (2) : 347-353
Uggla, C.; Lindh, Viveca; Lind, Torbjörn; et al.
Vitamin D Intervention and Bone: A Randomized Clinical Trial in Fair- and Dark-skinned Children at Northern Latitudes
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - JPGN, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2018, Vol. 67, (3) : 388-394
Åkeson, Pia Karlsland; Åkesson, Kristina E; Lind, Torbjörn; et al.
Radiation exposure in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome in the years 2001-2011
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol. 52, (3) : 300-305
Englund, Hanna; Lidén K., Katarina; Lind, Torbjörn; et al.
Estimating marginal causal effects in a secondary analysis of case-control data
Statistics in Medicine, Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell 2017, Vol. 36, (15) : 2404-2419
Persson, Emma; Waernbaum, Ingeborg; Lind, Torbjörn
A Validation Study of an Interviewer-Administered Short Food Frequency Questionnaire in Assessing Dietary Vitamin D and Calcium Intake in Swedish Children
Nutrients, MDPI AG 2017, Vol. 9, (7)
Söderberg, Lotta; Lind, Torbjörn; Åkeson, Pia Karlsland; et al.
Increased vitamin D intake differentiated according to skin color is needed to meet requirements in young Swedish children during winter: a double-blind randomized clinical trial
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, American Society for Nutrition 2017, Vol. 106, (1) : 105-112
Öhlund, Inger; Lind, Torbjörn; Hernell, Olle; et al.
Dietary intake in infants with complex congenital heart disease: a case-control study on macro- and micronutrient intake, meal frequency and growth
Journal of human nutrition and dietetics (Print), Vol. 29, (1) : 67-74
Hansson, Lena; Öhlund, Inger; Lind, Torbjörn; et al.
Serum Vitamin D Depends Less on Latitude Than on Skin Color and Dietary Intake During Early Winter in Northern Europe
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - JPGN, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2016, Vol. 62, (4) : 643-649
Karlsland Åkeson, Pia; Lind, Torbjörn; Hernell, Olle; et al.
Mode of oral iron administration and the amount of iron habitually consumed do not affect iron absorption, systemic iron utilisation or zinc absorption in iron-sufficient infants: a randomised trial
British Journal of Nutrition, Vol. 116, (6) : 1046-1060
Szymlek-Gay, Ewa A.; Domellöf, Magnus; Hernell, Olle; et al.
The impact of prenatal vitamin A and zinc supplementation on birth size and neonatal survival: a double-blind, randomized controlled trial in a rural area of Indonesia
International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research, Vol. 83, (1) : 14-25
Prawirohartono, Endy P; Nyström, Lennarth; Nurdiati, DS; et al.
Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels in Preschool-Age Children in Northern Sweden Are Inadequate After Summer and Diminish Further During Winter
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - JPGN, Vol. 56, (5) : 551-555
Öhlund, Inger; Silfverdal, Sven-Arne; Hernell, Olle; et al.
Socioeconomic factors, rather than diabetes mellitus per se, contribute to an excessive use of antidepressants among young adults with childhood onset type 1 diabetes mellitus: a register-based study
Diabetologia, Springer-Verlag New York 2012, Vol. 55, (3) : 617-624
Lind, Torbjörn; Waernbaum, Ingeborg; Berhan, Yonas; et al.
Effects on metabolic health after a 1-year-lifestyle intervention in overweight and obese children: a randomized controlled trial
Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, Vol. 2012
Waling, Maria; Bäcklund, Catharina; Lind, Torbjörn; et al.
Thirty years of prospective nationwide incidence of childhood type 1 diabetes: the accelerating increase by time tends to level off in Sweden.
Diabetes, Vol. 60, (2) : 577-81
Berhan, Yonas; Waernbaum, Ingeborg; Lind, Torbjörn; et al.
Moderately elevated body mass index is associated with metabolic variables and cardiovascular risk factors in Swedish children
Acta Paediatrica, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell 2011, Vol. 100, (1) : 102-108
Larsson, Christel; Hernell, Olle; Lind, Torbjörn
The impact of prenatal vitamin A and zinc supplementation on growth of children up to 2 years of age in rural Java, Indonesia.
Public Health Nutrition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2011, Vol. 14, (12) : 2197-2206
Prawirohartono, Endy P; Nyström, Lennarth; Ivarsson, Anneli; et al.
Serum lipid and apolipoprotein levels in 4-year-old children are associated with parental levels and track over time
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, London: Nature Publishing Group 2011, Vol. 65, (4) : 463-469
Öhlund, Inger; Hernell, Olle; Hörnell, Agneta; et al.
A one-year intervention has modest effects on energy and macronutrient intakes of overweight and obese Swedish children.
Journal of Nutrition, American Society for Nutrition 2010, Vol. 140, (10) : 1793-1798
Waling, Maria; Lind, Torbjörn; Hernell, Olle; et al.
BMI at 4 years of age is associated with previous and current protein intake and with paternal BMI
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 64, (2) : 138-145
Öhlund, Inger; Hernell, Olle; Hörnell, Agneta; et al.
Maten i skolan - långt mellan kostråden och verkligheten
Läkartidningen, Vol. 106, (5) : 287-90
Hörnell, Agneta; Lind, Torbjörn; Silfverdal, Sven Arne
Effects of mode of oral iron administration on serum ferritin and haemoglobin in infants.
Acta Paediatrica, Vol. 97, (8) : 1055-60
Domellöf, Magnus; Lind, Torbjörn; Lönnerdal, Bo; et al.
Anthropometric data and metabolic risk factors in Swedish children
The 9th Nordic Nutrition Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark
Larsson, Christel; Lind, T; Hernell, O
Iron supplementation of iron-replete Indonesian infants is associated with reduced weight-for-age
Acta Paediatrica, Vol. 97, (6) : 770-775
Lind, Torbjörn; Seswandhana, Rosadi; Persson, Lars-Ake; et al.
Dietary fat in infancy should be more focused on quality than on quantity
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Macmillan Publischers Limited 2008, Vol. 62, (9) : 1058-1064
Öhlund, Inger; Hörnell, Agneta; lind, Torbjörn; et al.
Predictors of iron status in well-nourished 4-y-old children.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 87, (4) : 839-845
Öhlund, Inger; Lind, Torbjörn; Hörnell, Agneta; et al.
Iron status and its relations to diet, growth and heredity in 4-years old, well-nourished Swedish children
European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN)
Öhlund, Inger; Hörnell, Agneta; Lind, Torbjörn; et al.
Diet intake and caries prevalence in four-year-old children living in a low-prevalence country.
Caries Research, Basel: S. Karger AG 2007, Vol. 41, (1) : 26-33
Öhlund, Inger; Lif Holgerson, Pernilla; Lind, Torbjörn; et al.
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