About OPUS

The main objective of the OPUS project, 'Optimal well-being, development and health for Danish children through a healthy New Nordic Diet', is to establish a multi-disciplinary research centre to develop a healthy and palatable new food and eating concept "The New Nordic Diet", and to examine how such a diet can affect mental and physical health.

 

The project shall ensure the scientific foundation for a healthier life style for future generations with a regional based diet and food culture.

 

The research centre will furthermore aim at disseminate this knowledge to the Danish population and thus create the foundation for a changed behaviour through schools and institutions amongst others.

 

Divided into several Work packages

OPUS is divided in so-called Work packages with specific areas of focus:

• Developing the New Nordic Diet (WP 1)
• Acceptance of New Nordic Diet (WP 2) 
• OPUS Supermarket intervention (WP 3) 
• Acute effects of impaired sleep on energy balance (WP 4)
• OPUS School meal intervention (WP 5) 
• Analyses and laboratory facilities (WP 6)
• Communication (WP 7)

OPUS Centre

The OPUS Centre is situated at LIFE - The Faculty of LIFE Sciences at Copenhagen University. The centre is headed by professor Arne Astrup.

 

Nordea-fonden

The OPUS centre has received a donation of DKK 100 million from the Nordea Foundation.