Wulf Becker

Summary

Affiliation: National Food Administration
Country: Sweden

Publications

  1. ncbi Dietary guidelines and patterns of food and nutrient intake in Sweden
    W Becker
    National Food Administration, Uppsala, Sweden
    Br J Nutr 81:S113-7. 1999
  2. ncbi [New Nordic nutrition recommendations 2004. Physical activity as important as good nourishing food]
    Wulf Becker
    Avdelningen for Information och Nutrition, Livsmedelsverket, Uppsala
    Lakartidningen 102:2757-8, 2760-2. 2005
  3. ncbi [Dietary guidelines are the same in spite of different basis]
    Wulf Becker
    Livsmedelsverket, Uppsala
    Lakartidningen 104:3786-7. 2007
  4. ncbi Towards a CEN Standard on food data
    W Becker
    Nutrition Department, National Food Administration, NFA, Uppsala, Sweden
    Eur J Clin Nutr 64:S49-52. 2010
  5. ncbi [High-dose vitamins can be dangerous! No protection against gastrointestinal cancer or cardiovascular disease]
    Wulf Becker
    Lakartidningen 102:728. 2005
  6. ncbi Comparability of household and individual food consumption data--evidence from Sweden
    W Becker
    National Food Administration, Uppsala, Sweden
    Public Health Nutr 4:1177-82. 2001
  7. ncbi Mediterranean and carbohydrate-restricted diets and mortality among elderly men: a cohort study in Sweden
    Per Sjogren
    Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Section of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
    Am J Clin Nutr 92:967-74. 2010
  8. ncbi Dietary intake of acrylamide in Sweden
    K Svensson
    National Food Administration, Box 622, SE 75126 Uppsala, Sweden
    Food Chem Toxicol 41:1581-6. 2003
  9. ncbi Serum concentrations of organochlorines in men: a search for markers of exposure
    A W Glynn
    Toxicology Division, The Swedish National Food Administration, and Department of Environmental Toxicology, Uppsala University
    Sci Total Environ 263:197-208. 2000
  10. ncbi Dietary intake estimations of organohalogen contaminants (dioxins, PCB, PBDE and chlorinated pesticides, e.g. DDT) based on Swedish market basket data
    P O Darnerud
    Toxicology Division, National Food Administration, P O Box 622, SE 751 26 Uppsala, Sweden
    Food Chem Toxicol 44:1597-606. 2006

Detail Information

Publications20

  1. ncbi Dietary guidelines and patterns of food and nutrient intake in Sweden
    W Becker
    National Food Administration, Uppsala, Sweden
    Br J Nutr 81:S113-7. 1999
    ..g. more frequent consumption of fruit and vegetables and a lower consumption of some fat-rich foods, such as spreads, cheese and sausages...
  2. ncbi [New Nordic nutrition recommendations 2004. Physical activity as important as good nourishing food]
    Wulf Becker
    Avdelningen for Information och Nutrition, Livsmedelsverket, Uppsala
    Lakartidningen 102:2757-8, 2760-2. 2005
    ..The intake of carbohydrates and dietary fibre should increase, while the intake of refined sugars should not exceed 10 E%. The 4th edition includes changes in the recommended intakes for e.g. vitamin A, D and C and for folate...
  3. ncbi [Dietary guidelines are the same in spite of different basis]
    Wulf Becker
    Livsmedelsverket, Uppsala
    Lakartidningen 104:3786-7. 2007
  4. ncbi Towards a CEN Standard on food data
    W Becker
    Nutrition Department, National Food Administration, NFA, Uppsala, Sweden
    Eur J Clin Nutr 64:S49-52. 2010
    ....
  5. ncbi [High-dose vitamins can be dangerous! No protection against gastrointestinal cancer or cardiovascular disease]
    Wulf Becker
    Lakartidningen 102:728. 2005
  6. ncbi Comparability of household and individual food consumption data--evidence from Sweden
    W Becker
    National Food Administration, Uppsala, Sweden
    Public Health Nutr 4:1177-82. 2001
    ..Comparison of household and individual food consumption...
  7. ncbi Mediterranean and carbohydrate-restricted diets and mortality among elderly men: a cohort study in Sweden
    Per Sjogren
    Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Section of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
    Am J Clin Nutr 92:967-74. 2010
    ..Comparative studies on dietary patterns and long-term mortality are sparse...
  8. ncbi Dietary intake of acrylamide in Sweden
    K Svensson
    National Food Administration, Box 622, SE 75126 Uppsala, Sweden
    Food Chem Toxicol 41:1581-6. 2003
    ..5 microg per kg body weight and day (body weight 70 kg). Risk assessments of acrylamide, made by US EPA and WHO, imply that this dietary intake of acrylamide could be associated with potential health risks...
  9. ncbi Serum concentrations of organochlorines in men: a search for markers of exposure
    A W Glynn
    Toxicology Division, The Swedish National Food Administration, and Department of Environmental Toxicology, Uppsala University
    Sci Total Environ 263:197-208. 2000
    ..No useful marker substances were found among DDT compounds and other chlorinated pesticides and metabolites, except for trans-nonachlor which predicted the concentration of the metabolite oxychlordane fairly well...
  10. ncbi Dietary intake estimations of organohalogen contaminants (dioxins, PCB, PBDE and chlorinated pesticides, e.g. DDT) based on Swedish market basket data
    P O Darnerud
    Toxicology Division, National Food Administration, P O Box 622, SE 751 26 Uppsala, Sweden
    Food Chem Toxicol 44:1597-606. 2006
    ..However, the intake estimations of dioxins, summation operatorPCBs and summation operatorPBDEs are well in accordance to calculations of POP intakes in Sweden made by alternate methods...
  11. ncbi Under-reporting in dietary surveys--implications for development of food-based dietary guidelines
    W Becker
    National Food Administration, Uppsala, Sweden
    Public Health Nutr 4:683-7. 2001
    ..To illustrate issues related to under-reporting in dietary surveys relevant for development of food-based dietary guidelines...
  12. ncbi Determinants of serum concentrations of organochlorine compounds in Swedish pregnant women: a cross-sectional study
    Anders Glynn
    Swedish National Food Administration, Uppsala, Sweden
    Environ Health 6:2. 2007
    ....
  13. ncbi Intake of alkylresorcinols from wheat and rye in the United Kingdom and Sweden
    Alastair B Ross
    Department of Food Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
    Br J Nutr 94:496-9. 2005
    ....
  14. ncbi Antioxidant intake, oxidative stress and inflammation among immigrant women from the Middle East living in Sweden: associations with cardiovascular risk factors
    Achraf Daryani
    Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala Science Park, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden
    Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 17:748-56. 2007
    ..We also investigated relationships between F(2)-isoprostanes, CRP and cardiovascular risk factors...
  15. ncbi [Nordic nutrition recommendations]
    Wulf Becker
    Ugeskr Laeger 168:76-7; author reply 77. 2006
  16. ncbi Risk factors for coronary heart disease among immigrant women from Iran and Turkey, compared to women of Swedish ethnicity
    Achraf Daryani
    Unit for Clinical Nutrition Research, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden
    Ethn Dis 15:213-20. 2005
    ..The aim of the study was to compare a group of immigrant women from the Middle East living in Sweden to Swedish-born controls regarding the prevalence of certain cardiovascular risk factors...
  17. ncbi Use of functional foods among Swedish consumers is related to health-consciousness and perceived effect
    Eva Landström
    Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala Science Park, S 751 83 Uppsala, Sweden
    Br J Nutr 98:1058-69. 2007
    ..However, the study population may represent a more health-conscious segment of the Swedish population in general. Additional studies are therefore required to elucidate the attitudes and use of FF in different consumer groups...
  18. ncbi Evaluating the potential health gain of the World Health Organization's recommendation concerning vegetable and fruit consumption
    Kurt Hoffmann
    Department of Epidemiology, , Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114-116, , Germany
    Public Health Nutr 6:765-72. 2003
    ..Its application requires intake data to estimate the initial intake distribution in the population and to simulate adequate dietary changes...
  19. ncbi Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in breast milk from Uppsala County, Sweden
    Ylva Lind
    Swedish National Food Administration, PO Box 622, SE-751 26 Uppsala, Sweden
    Environ Res 93:186-94. 2003
    ..However, far-reaching conclusions about PBDE time trends in milk cannot be drawn from this short study...
  20. ncbi Criterion-related validity of the last 7-day, short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire in Swedish adults
    Ulf Ekelund
    Medical Research Council Epidemiology Unit, Elsie Widdowson Laboratory, Fulbourn Road, Cambridge CB1 9NL, UK
    Public Health Nutr 9:258-65. 2006
    ..To examine the validity of the short, last 7-day, self-administered form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)...