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Maria Henström Engblom

Maria Henström Engblom

Assistant Professor
Visiting address: Blickagången 16, 14152 Flemingsberg
Postal address: H7 Medicin, Huddinge, H7 GUT Löf, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • Assistant Professor and nutritionist in the IMPACT research group [1] led by Prof Marie Löf, working with mHealth/eHealth interventions to promote a healthy lifestyle from the start of life. I am also affiliated to the University of Newcastle, Australia, as an Honorary Lecturer through a collaborative child feeding intervention project (PICNIC [2]) which I aim to bring to Sweden. Furthermore, I am highly involved in nutrition education and enjoy teaching. I am Deputy Study director for the bachelor programme in nutrition at Stockholm University in collaboration with KI, but also course leader and teacher on bachelor-, master- and doctoral level.
    [1] /en/bionut/the-impact-research-group-marie-lof
    [2]

Research

  • In the IMPACT research group, I am involved in various mHealth/eHealth research projects and preventive health interventions, with most focus on young children and their parents. We are also part of the Centre for Nutrition [1] at KI, as well as the KI eHealth Core Facility [2] which aim to support other researchers within eHealth. I have a nutrition background (educated nutritionist) and finished my PhD in Medical Science in May 2018 at the Dept. of Biosciences and Nutrition (BioNut), ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡. My doctoral studies aimed to use genetic association to understand more about the pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome, IBS [3]. However, I then changed my research area completely. Now, my greatest interest lies in the first years of life, where I am focused on child nutrition, eating behaviour and parents feeding practices. I want to contribute to the development and implementation of programs to better support parents in establishing healthy eating and activity habits for their children already from food introduction. I also believe there is great potential in using parents' natural ability to support and inspire each other (peer-education) and I want to explore ways of effectively disseminate evidence-based child feeding information and support through online communication and social networks.
    [1] /en/bionut/centre-for-nutrition
    [2] /en/research/ehealth-core-facility
    [3]

Teaching

  • I am highly involved in higher education through teaching and course leading at bachelor-, master- and doctoral level. I have a strong pedagogic interest and practice teaching and course leading at the bachelor/masters program in nutrition [1] at SU/KI, for instance in the topics human physiology, formative evaluation of eHealth tools, and popular science communication of nutrition science. I also guest lecture at other courses. Since 2022 I am the Deputy study director of the bachelor program in Nutrition (run by Stockholm University in collaboration with BioNut, KI).
    [1] /en/bionut/education-in-nutrition-science

Articles

  • Journal article: FOOD SCIENCE & NUTRITION. 2025;13(6):e70326
    Henstrom M; Esplin T; Schwartzkoff E; Duncanson K; Popovic G; Ball R
  • Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2025;25(1):1637
    Henstrom M; Nystrom CD; Andermo S; Thomas K; Lof M
  • Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2024;113(8):1891-1899
    Nilsson E; Nystrom CD; Migueles JH; Bauren H; Marin-Jimenez N; Henstrom M; Lopez LVT; Lof M
  • Article: NUTRITION JOURNAL. 2024;23(1):85
    Soderstrom E; Sandborg J; Nilsson E; Henstrom M; Lemming EW; Lindroos AK; Rood J; Sipinen JP; Lof M
  • Article: NUTRIENTS. 2024;16(5):718
    Flor-Alemany M; Sandborg J; Migueles JH; Soderstrom E; Henstrom M; Marin-Jimenez N; Baena-Garcia L; Aparicio VA; Lof M
  • Article: BMC NURSING. 2024;23(1):8
    Collan C; Dahl L; Henstrom M; Nystrom CD; Lof M; Andermo S
  • Article: PEDIATRIC OBESITY. 2024;19(1):e13084
    Lundgren O; Henriksson P; Nystrom CD; Henstrom M; Lof M
  • Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. 2023;20(1):22
    Alexandrou C; Henriksson H; Henstrom M; Henriksson P; Nystrom CD; Bendtsen M; Lof M
  • Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;22(1):2184
    Nystrom CD; Henstrom M; Andermo S; Almquist-Tangen G; Thomas K; Lof M
  • Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;22(1):836
    Henstrom M; Duncanson K; Collins CE; Ashton LM; Davidson E; Ball R
  • Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2022;12(1):2665
    Henriksson P; Sandborg J; Henstrom M; Nystrom CD; Ek E; Ortega FB; Lof M
  • Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;19(1):102
    Ball R; Duncanson K; Ashton L; Bailey A; Burrows TL; Whiteford G; Henstroem M; Gerathy R; Walton A; Wehlow J; Collins CE
  • Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):22719
    Henstrom M; Leppanen MH; Henriksson P; Soderstrom E; Sandborg J; Ortega FB; Lof M
  • Article: CHILDREN-BASEL. 2021;8(8):696
    Ersson M; Henstrom M; Almquist-Tangen G; Hesketh KD; Nystrom CD
  • Article: JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH. 2021;9(3):e26091
    Sandborg J; Soderstrom E; Henriksson P; Bendtsen M; Henstrom M; Leppanen MH; Maddison R; Migueles JH; Blomberg M; Lof M
  • Article: NUTRIENTS. 2020;12(12):E3823-3823
    Henstrom M; Mussener U; Campbell KJ; Hesketh KD; Rosell M; Nystrom CD
  • Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;20(1):1756
    Henriksson H; Alexandrou C; Henriksson P; Henstrom M; Bendtsen M; Thomas K; Mussener U; Nilsen P; Lof M
  • Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2020;17(22):E8491-8491
    Delisle Nystrom C; Alexandrou C; Henstrom M; Nilsson E; Okely AD; Wehbe El Masri S; Lof M
  • Article: NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY AND MOTILITY. 2018;30(9):e13358
    Bonfiglio F; Henstrom M; Nag A; Hadizadeh F; Zheng T; Cenit MC; Tigchelaar E; Williams F; Reznichenko A; Ek WE; Rivera NV; Homuth G; Aghdassi AA; Kacprowski T; Mannikko M; Karhunen V; Bujanda L; Rafter J; Wijmenga C; Ronkainen J; Hysi P; Zhernakova A; D'Amato M
  • Article: GUT. 2018;67(2):263-270
    Henstrom M; Diekmann L; Bonfiglio F; Hadizadeh F; Kuech E-M; von Koeckritz-Blickwede M; Thingholm LB; Zheng T; Assadi G; Dierks C; Heine M; Philipp U; Distl O; Money ME; Belheouane M; Heinsen F-A; Rafter J; Nardone G; Cuomo R; Usai-Satta P; Galeazzi F; Neri M; Walter S; Simren M; Karling P; Ohlsson B; Schmidt PT; Lindberg G; Dlugosz A; Agreus L; Andreasson A; Mayer E; Baines JF; Engstrand L; Portincasa P; Bellini M; Stanghellini V; Barbara G; Chang L; Camilleri M; Franke A; Naim HY; D'Amato M
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All other publications

  • Preprint: JMIR PREPRINTS. 2020
    Sandborg J; Söderström E; Henriksson P; Bendtsen M; Henström M; Leppänen MH; Maddison R; Migueles JH; Blomberg M; Löf M
  • Doctoral thesis: 2018
    Henström M
  • Letter: GUT. 2017;66(9):1725-1727
    Henstrom M; Hadizadeh F; Beyder A; Bonfiglio F; Zheng T; Assadi G; Rafter J; Bujanda L; Agreus L; Andreasson A; Dlugosz A; Lindberg G; Schmidt PT; Karling P; Ohlsson B; Talley NJ; Simren M; Walter S; Wouters M; Farrugia G; D'Amato M
  • Conference publication: NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY AND MOTILITY. 2015;27:52-53
    D'Amato M; Henstrom M; Zheng T; Bonfiglio F; Reznichenko A; Beyder A; Karling P; Dlugosz A; Schmidt PT; Ohlsson B; Walter S; Farrugia G; Simren M; Lindberg G

Employments

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Huddinge, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2024-2027

Degrees and Education

  • Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, 2018

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