EXCAR - Exercise, Cardiometabolic Health and Reproduction Research Group

16/02/2026

We’re excited to share that our manuscript «Impact of Time-Restricted Eating and High-Intensity Exercise on Nutrient Intake in Women with Overweight/Obesity: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial» published in the international, peer-reviewed, open access journal Nutrients, has been recognized as the Most Viewed Paper of 2025 in the journal.

We greatly appreciate our co-authors, the journal’s editorial team, and the wider research community for the strong interest in our work. It’s encouraging to see our research reaching and engaging so many readers!

You can access the article here: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/17/2/218

11/02/2026

𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐜 𝐎𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐍𝐎𝐌) 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐦

Kamilla La Haganes and Marthe Isaksen Aukan attended the Nordic Obesity Meeting (NOM) 2026 in Stockholm from 4–5 February. This event brought together participants from various disciplines to share knowledge and discuss the latest insights into obesity etiology, treatment, and prevention, all aimed at improving the lives of those affected by obesity.

The two days were filled with presentations from renowned researchers, valuable patient stories, and a great social atmosphere that fostered meaningful conversations and connections.

Kamilla presented a poster titled “Time-restricted eating and high-intensity interval training with telephone follow-up in adults with overweight/obesity – A randomized controlled trial” and was awarded the prize for the best abstract elevator pitch presented at the podium. 🎉

Thank you to The Swedish Association for the Study of Obesity, the Swedish Society for Obesity, and the organizing committee for hosting an inspiring and well-structured conference with a strong commitment to advancing obesity research and care.

09/02/2026

𝐈𝐒𝐁 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡

Congratulations to Jafar and Hanna for winning the ISB outstanding research award 2025. They are awarded with a prize money of NOK 5000 for best research paper at ISB.

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of a prepregnancy lifestyle intervention on glucose tolerance in people at higher risk of gestational diabetes mellitus.

Read more about this study: https://www.bmj.com/content/390/bmj-2024-083398

19/12/2025

Vi søker deltakere til studie om intervalltrening og tidsbegrenset spising, med oppfølging i 1 år. Deltakere inkluderes fortløpende, med neste oppstart over nyttår!
Les mer her: https://www.ntnu.no/isb/tidsbegrenset-spising-og-intervalltrening-for-metabolsk-helse-trehiit-3.0-

07/11/2025

Update from the BEFORE THE BEGINNING trial!
Could preconception lifestyle changes shape newborn health?
Our study testing time-restricted eating + exercise in people at risk of GDM found no significant effects, but a tendency of lower birth weight hints at possible benefits.
More research is needed to unlock the full potential of preconception interventions.
🔗 Full study, open access: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17213492

01/11/2025

Our latest study shows that a single exercise session does not significantly change milk levels of two key human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) : 3’-sialyllactose (3’-SL) and 6’-sialyllactose (6’-SL).
In a crossover trial with 20 exclusively breastfeeding mothers, we compared rest, moderate, and high-intensity exercise using NMR (DREAMTIME protocol). Only slight, short-term increases were seen after exercise.

Next, we’ll explore these HMOs in a larger cohort and during chronic exercise.

Here is the paper, open access:
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2025.1638430/full

22/10/2025

Vi åpner opp for ny pulje i PRO-FIT studien med oppstart i januar - benytt lenken under for å melde interesse og motta uforpliktende informasjon om studien:

https://nettskjema.no/a/merinfo

15/10/2025

PRO-FIT studien er godt i gang, og vi åpner snart for inkludering for ny pulje i januar

– Det er spesielt viktig når man går ned i vekt, mener professor.

02/10/2025

Deltakere søkes til studie om intervalltrening og tidsbegrenset spising, med oppfølging i 1 år.

Tidsbegrenset spising og intervalltrening med høy intensitet er to effektive metoder for å forbedre helsen og kroppssammensetningen. I denne studien skal vi undersøke hvordan 12 måneder med tidsbegrenset spising og intervalltrening med høy intensitet påvirker fettmasse hos voksne med BMI ≥ 2...

11/09/2025

The main results from the BEFORE THE BEGINNING trial are published

Time restricted eating and exercise training before and during pregnancy for people with increased risk of gestational diabetes: single centre randomised controlled trial (BEFORE THE BEGINNING)

Gestational diabetes (GDM) affects 1 in 7 pregnancies worldwide and is associated with increasing risks for short- and long-term complications for both mother and child, including future type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in mothers and childhood obesity. Traditional lifestyle interventions often start too late (around pregnancy week 16–20), missing a critical window for intervention. The pre-pregnancy period can be a window of opportunity to make favourable lifestyle changes that can improve outcomes for both mother and child.

In the BEFORE THE BEGINNING randomised controlled trial, we determined the effect of a combined lifestyle intervention consisting of time-restricted eating and exercise training, initiated before and continued throughout pregnancy, on glycaemic control in late pregnancy and other cardiometabolic outcomes in people at increased risk of gestational diabetes.

Read the full article at: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2024-083398

02/09/2025

Deltagere søkes til studie om vekttap og vedlikehold av vekttap. Oppstart i uke 40/41, oppfølging i 1 år.

09/07/2025

Trine, Kamilla, and Emily have returned from the European College of Sport Science conference in Rimini, Italy, which hosted 3,000 experts and researchers from around the world. They enjoyed four busy days of presentations covering a wide range of topics on sport and health. More specifically, the scientific programme included sessions on how physical activity in pregnancy impacts mother, cord, and baby metabolome.

The group were also there to share exciting research findings coming out of our lab. Trine gave a presentation titled:

“Effect of exercise training in pregnancy in people with overweight/obesity on adiponectin and leptin concentrations in maternal and cord blood”.

And Kamilla:

“Effects of digitally monitored time-restricted eating and high-intensity interval training in adults with overweight or obesity: a randomized controlled trial”.

Emily also gave a poster presentation on preliminary findings from the MILKSHAKE study. Our group are already looking forward to sharing more of our research at next year’s ECSS conference hosted in Lausanne, Switzerland".