Heli Viljakainen

principal investigator, group leader

Title of Docent, Department of Food and Nutrition
Supervisor for doctoral programme, Doctoral Programme in Clinical Research
HUS Children and Adolescents

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7486-3437

Emailheli.viljakainen@helsinki.fi

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External positions

Researcher, Folkhälsan Institute of Genetics, Folkhälsan Research Centre

1 Mar 2017 → …

Fields of Science

416 Food Science
3141 Health care science

International and National Collaboration

Publications and projects within past five years.

90 Article
2 Chapter
1 Book
1 Meeting Abstract
More
- 1 Letter
- 1 Doctoral Thesis

Genetic Risk Score for Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration Helps to Guide Personalized Vitamin D Supplementation in Healthy Finnish Adults
Sallinen, R. J., Dethelsen, O., Ruotsalainen, S., Mills, R. D., Miettinen, T., Jääskeläinen, T. E., Lundqvist, A., Kyllönen, E., Kröger, H., Karppinen, J., Lamberg-Allardt, C., Viljakainen, H., Kaunisto, M. A. & Kallioniemi, O., Feb 2021, In : Journal of Nutrition. 151, 2, p. 281–292 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Lifetime antimicrobial use is associated with weight status in early adolescence-A register-based cohort study
Figueiredo, R. A. D. O., Kajantie, E., Neuvonen, P. J., Rounge, T. B., Weiderpass, E. & Viljakainen, H., 2021, In : Pediatric obesity. 16, 3, 10 p., 12727.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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Perinatal risk factors for pediatric onset type 1 diabetes, autoimmune thyroiditis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, and inflammatory bowel diseases
Räisänen, L., Viljakainen, H., Sarkkola, C. & Kolho, K-L., 23 Feb 2021, In : European journal of pediatrics. 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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Antimicrobial drug use in the first decade of life influences saliva microbiota diversity and composition
Raju, S. C., Viljakainen, H., Figueiredo, R. A. O., Neuvonen, P. J., Eriksson, J. G., Weiderpass, E. & Rounge, T. B., 21 Aug 2020, In : Microbiome. 8, 1, 13 p., 121.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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Bone health in women with a history of gestational diabetes or obesity
Engberg, E., Koivusalo, S. B., Huvinen, E. & Viljakainen, H. T., Apr 2020, In : Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 99, 4, p. 477-487 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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2 Finished

PELI: Genetic determinants and clinical consequences of early-onset severe obesity
Viljakainen, H., Mäkitie, O., Pekkinen, M., Loid, P., Taina, M., Päivi, T. & Lindstrand, A.
01/09/2014 → 31/12/2018
Project: Research project
VIDI: Vitamin D intervention trial in infants
Viljakainen, H., Andersson, S., Mäkitie, O., Helve, O., Holmlund-Suila, E. M., Hauta-alus, H., Rosendahl, J., Enlund-Cerullo, M., Valkama, S., Hytinantti, T., Pekkinen, M., Räikkönen, K., Heinonen, K. & Kajantie, E.
01/01/2014 → 31/12/2019
Project: Research project

4 Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
3 Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
2 Post doctoral mentor
1 Academic visit to other institution

Associations of sugary food consumption with weight status, dental health and saliva microbiota
Heli Viljakainen (Supervisor), Sohvi Lommi (Other role (describe in more detail in "Relation description, notes" field)) & Kaija-Leena Kolho (Co-supervisor)
1 Jan 2020 → 31 Dec 2022
Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
Kuopio Bone Symposium 2015
Heli Viljakainen (Chair of organizing committee)
11 Jun 2015 → 12 Jun 2015
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Clinical, biochemical and genetic characteristics of severe early-onset childhood obesity
Heli Viljakainen (Supervisor)
15 Aug 2015 → 1 Aug 2019
Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
Nutrition at Key Life Stages: new findings, new approaches
Heli Viljakainen (Speaker: Presenter)
17 Jun 2015 → 19 Jun 2015
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Maternal diet and infant early development, special focus on body composition.
Heli Viljakainen (Supervisor)
1 Mar 2014 → 20 Dec 2019
Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis

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