• Fish consumption and socio-economic factors among residents of Arkhangelsk city and the rural Nenets autonomous area 

      Petrenya, Natalia Nikolaevna; Dobrodeeva, Lilya; Brustad, Magritt; Bichkaeva, Fatima; Menshikova, Elena; Lutfalieva, Gulnara; Poletaeva, Anna; Repina, Veronika; Cooper, Marie; Odland, Jon Øyvind (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      The urban Russian and the rural Indigenous populations in the Russian European North have different lifestyles, living conditions and food supplies. The objective of this study was to investigate and compare fish consumption in relation to the socio-economic characteristics of communities in Arkhangelsk County. This is a cross-sectional study. In total, 166 adults (83.1% women) from Arkhangelsk ...
    • Indications of decreasing human PTS concentrations in North West Russia 

      Rylander, Charlotta; Sandanger, Torkjel Manning; Petrenya, Natalia Nikolaevna; Konoplev, AV; Bojko, E; Odland, jon Øyvind (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      The Russian Arctic covers an enormous landmass with diverse environments. It inhabits more than 20 different ethnic groups, all of them with various living conditions and food traditions. Indigenous populations with a traditional way of living are exposed to a large number of anthropogenic pollutants, such as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and toxic metals, mainly through the diet. Human ...
    • Serum apolipoproteins in relation to intakes of fish in population of Arkhangelsk County 

      Petrenya, Natalia Nikolaevna; Brustad, Magritt; Cooper, Marie; Dobrodeeva, Lilya; Bichkaeva, Fatima; Lutfalieva, Gulnara; Odland, Jon Øyvind (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Diets rich in omega-3 fatty acids and low in saturated fat were found beneficially associated with blood lipids and cardio-vascular health. Lean reindeer meet and local cold water white-fish species high in omega-3 are among the main sources of nutrients in the rural area of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO) in Russia and are not normally consumed by the urban population from the same region. The ...