Professor Peter Bergsten focuses on the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes at multiple levels, including preclinical studies on pancreatic islets, clinical cohort studies on childhood obesity (ULSCO cohort), and leading a multidisciplinary research center (MRC) dedicated to obesity prevention (https://www.uu.se/en/research/strong-research-environments/national-competence-centres/research-center-for-primary-care-based-primary-obesity-prevention).
Peter Bergsten
Uppsala University
Key Publications
Metformin Can Attenuate Beta-Cell Hypersecretion—Implications for Treatment of Children with Obesity
Metabolites, 2023
High levels of FSH before puberty are associated with increased risk of metabolic syndrome during pubertal transition
Pediatric Obesity, 2022
Sedentary time has a stronger impact on metabolic health than moderate to vigorous physical activity in adolescents with obesity: a cross‐sectional analysis of the Beta‐JUDO study
Pediatric Obesity, 2022
Brown adipose tissue estimated with the magnetic resonance imaging fat fraction is associated with glucose metabolism in adolescents
Pediatric Obesity, 2019
Childhood adiposity and risk of type 1 diabetes: A Mendelian randomization study
PLOS Medicine, 2017