Lea Sletting Jakobsen

Lea Sletting Jakobsen

Senior Researcher

DTU NATIONAL FOOD INSTITUTE
DTU National Food Institute

Research Group for Risk-Benefit

Technical University of Denmark

Henrik Dams Allé

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2800 Kgs. Lyngby

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2021
Jordnødder. Foto: Colourbox.dk
08 FEB

First Danish estimates for the burden of disease for peanut allergy

Researchers at the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, have produced the first estimates for the burden of disease for peanut allergy. Burden of disease data are useful for e.g. prioritizing health care initiatives.

Food, fish and agriculture Health and diseases Nutrition and dietary habits
2020
Photo: Mikkel Adsbøl
14 MAY

The real burden of disease for a number of foodborne diseases

The National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, has estimated how many Danes actually get sick from seven different disease-causing microorganisms that are commonly transmitted through food. Their calculations e.g. show that 12 times as many people get a campylobacter infection as official health records show.

Food, fish and agriculture Food safety Health and diseases