Marie Löf

I am a Professor of Nutrition at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge and leader of the IMPACT research group.

I am also an appointed Honorary Professor in the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia (2019-2025)

Education
Associate professor (Docent), Linköping University, 2009
PhD in nutritional physiology, Linköping University, 2004
Master degree in nutrition, Stockholm University, 1997

My research focuses on two main areas:

- Early-life prevention of childhood obesity. I am especially interested in interactions between physical activity and development of overweight and obesity during the first years of life.
- Mobile phone technology (mHealth) to measure diet and physical activity as well as a mode for delivery of interventions to promote a healthy lifestyle and prevent obesity, with special emphasis on maternity and child health are. This research track also include digital interventions for self-management of disease for instance for gestational diabetes.

I have more than 25 years of experience in teaching at bachelor and master programmes in nutrition, medicine, physiotherapy, and nursing at the University of Linköping, University of Uppsala and Karolinska Institute. My experience includes lecture, seminars, examinations, course leadership and development of curriculum for courses and programs.