Hanna Eneroth

Food should be safe, healthy, high quality, sustainably produced with benefits for the environment, ideally also supporting the economy for the producers, nation and local community, not be too expensive and available also in times of crises. How can we make it possible?

I have seen all these perspectives find their way into policy development and I want to explore them in order to find solutions for more sustainable food systems. At SLU I study the role of Swedish agriculture in ensuring food availability in times of crisis.

I teach at the course Prospects and Challenges for Sustainable Food Systems (LV0103) 

My research is within the project ”Towards sustainable preparedness in Swedish Agriculture”

I also participate in a collaborative scoping review to identify and quantify health impacts of various diets defined as sustainable in the literature: Defining sustainable diets and their health impacts around the globe: A scoping review

I have a MSc in Human nutrition from Stockholm University (2006) and a PhD in International Health from Uppsala University (2011): Infant Anemia and Micronutrient Status : Studies of Early Determinants in Rural Bangladesh

I have since then worked at the Swedish Food Agency, evaluating scientific literature as basis for policy on healthy and sustainable food consumption. I also represented Sweden in the committee for the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023. 

In 2023 I graduated from the Masters programme in sustainable food systems at SLU.

Challenges and opportunities when moving food production and consumption toward sustainable diets in the Nordics: a scoping review for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023. Meltzer HM, Eneroth H, Erkkola M, Trolle E, Fantke P, Helenius J, Olesen JE, Saarinen M, Maage A, Ydersbond TA.. Food Nutr Res. 2024 Apr 15;68.  

Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023. Blomhoff, R., Andersen, R., Arnesen, E.K., Christensen, J.J., Eneroth, H., Erkkola, M., Gudanaviciene, I., Halldorsson, T.I., Høyer-Lund, A., Lemming, E.W., Meltzer, H.M., Pitsi, T., Schwab, U., Siksna, I., Thorsdottir, I. och Trolle, E. Nordiska Ministerrådet, Copenhagen.

Climate impact of ultra-processed foods in the Swedish diet. Eneroth H. Degree project. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU.  Faculty of Natural Resources/Department of Molecular Sciences. Sustainable Food Systems, 2023:18, Uppsala.

Environmental effects of coffee, tea and cocoa – data collection for a consumer guide for plant-based foods. Eneroth H, Karlsson Potter H, Röös E. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Department of Energy and Technology Report 122, 2022. 

Risk and benefit assessment of whole grain intake in the Swedish adult population. Edgar D, Sand S, Svanström Å, Eneroth H, Julin B, Bjermo H. Livsmedelsverkets rapportserie. L 2022 nr 11. Uppsala.

Vitamin D status and current policies to achieve adequate vitamin D intake in the Nordic countries. Itkonen ST, Andersen R, Björk AK, Brugård Konde, Å., Eneroth, H., et al. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 2021; 49(6):616-627. 

Environmental Sustainability Perspectives of the Nordic Diet. Meltzer HM, Brantsaeter AL, Trolle E, Eneroth H, Fogelholm GM, Ydersbond TA, Birgisdottir BE. Nutrients 2019, 11(9), 2248.

Risks and benefits of increased nut consumption: cardiovascular health benefits outweigh the burden of carcinogenic effects attributed to aflatoxin B₁ exposure. Eneroth H, Wallin S, Leander K, Nilsson Sommar J, Åkesson A. Nutrients. 2017 Dec 13;9(12). 

Infant anaemia is associated with infection, low birthweight and iron deficiency in rural Bangladesh. Eneroth H, Persson LÅ, El Arifeen S, Ekström EC. Acta Paediatr. 2011 Feb;100(2):220-5. 

Maternal multiple micronutrient supplementation has limited impact on micronutrient status of Bangladeshi infants compared with standard iron and folic acid supplementation. Eneroth H, El Arifeen S, Persson LA, Lönnerdal B, Hossain MB, Stephensen CB, Ekström EC. J Nutr. 2010 Mar;140(3):618-24. 

Duration of exclusive breast-feeding and infant iron and zinc status in rural Bangladesh. Eneroth H, El Arifeen S, Persson LA, Kabir I, Lönnerdal B, Hossain MB, Ekström EC. J Nutr. 2009 Aug;139(8):1562-7.

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