- Nationality
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Affiliation
- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, Sweden
- Field of study
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
- Residencies at STIAS
- 2012 & Earlier / 2014 1st Semester / 2025 2nd Semester
Projects
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Ethnic differences in obesity-related complications in South African women
Obesity is closely linked the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D), a leading cause of death worldwide. -
Omics Approach for Personalized Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus for African and European Populations (OPTIMA)
The global prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasing, with sub-Saharan Africa having the highest projected increase.
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Exercise training improves mitochondrial respiration and is associated with an altered intramuscular phospholipid signature in women with obesity
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Fatty Acid Metabolism and Associations with Insulin Sensitivity Differs Between Black and White South African Women
Goedecke, Julia H., Elin Chorell, Paul J. van Jaarsveld, Ulf Risérus and Tommy Olsson. 2021. Fatty Acid Metabolism and Associations with Insulin Sensitivit...
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Pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes risk in black Africans: a South African perspective
Goedecke, Julia H. and Tommy Olsson. 2020. Pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes risk in black Africans: a South African perspective. Journal of Internal Medicin...
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Effect of exercise training on insulin sensitivity, hyperinsulinemia and ectopic fat in black South African women: a randomized controlled trial
Fortuin-de Smidt, Melony C., Amy E. Mendham, Jon Hauksson, Olaf Hakim, Darko Stefanovski, Louise Clamp, Lindokuhle Phiri, Jeroen Swart, Louise M Goff, Lisa...
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Circulating and Adipose Tissue Fatty Acid Composition in Black South African Women with Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study
Nono Nankam, Pamela A., Paul J. van Jaarsveld, Elin Chorell, Melony C. Fortuin-de Smidt, Kevin Adams, Matthias Blüher, Tommy Olsson, Amy E. Mendham and Jul...
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Exercise training results in depot-specific adaptations to adipose tissue mitochondrial function
Mendham, Amy E., Steen Larsen, Cindy George, Kevin Adams, Jon Hauksson, Tommy Olsson, T., Melony C Fortuin-de Smidt, Pamela A Nono Nankam, Olaf Hakim, Loui...
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Changes in systemic and subcutaneous adipose tissue inflammation and oxidative stress in response to exercise training in obese black African women
Nono Nankam, Pamela A., Amy E. Mendham, Melony F. De Smidt, Dheshnie Keswell, Tommy Olsson, Matthias Blüher and Julia H. Goedecke. 2020. Changes in systemi...
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Adiposity Mediates the Association between the Dietary Inflammatory Index and Markers of Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Middle-Aged Black South African Women
Mtintsilana, Asanda, Lisa K. Micklesfield, Elin Chorell, Tommy Olsson, Nitin Shivappa, James R. Hebert Andre P. Kengne and Julia H. Goedecke. 2019. Adiposi...
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Alterations in the metabolism of phospholipids, bile acids and branched-chain amino acids predicts development of type 2 diabetes in black South African women: a prospective cohort study
Zeng, Yingxu, Asanda Mtintsilana, Julia H. Goedecke, Lisa K. Micklesfield, Tommy Olsson, Elin Chorell. 2019. Alterations in the metabolism of phospholipids...
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Fat redistribution and accumulation of visceral adipose tissue predicts type 2 diabetes risk in middle-aged black South African women: a 13-year longitudinal study
Mtintsilana, Asanda, Lisa K. Micklesfield, Elin Chorell, Tommy Olsson and Julia H. Goedecke. 2019. Fat redistribution and accumulation of visceral adipose ...
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Protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis of sex hormones and diabetes risk in ageing men and women of African ancestry
Kufe, Nyuyki Clement, Maphoko Masemola, Tinashe Chikowore, Andre Pascal Kengne, Tommy Olsson, Julia H. Goedecke and Lisa K. Micklesfield. 2019. Protocol fo...
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Aiming for personalised prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus for African and European populations
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasing worldwide, but the rise is especially fast in sub-Saharan Africa. With complex differences related to ancestry and sex, as well as lifestyle influences including exercise and diet, tackling diabetes requires a combination of population-level strategies and more personal targeted approaches.