GreeNudge

In GreeNudge, Samira Lekhal works to promote health and sustainability. She has expertise in health, psychology, and nudging / behavioral economics.

Samira established GreeNudge in 2016 and the company’s vision is to increased health and sustainability for all through collaboration across disciplines, industry and decision makers.

She works with how the design of grocery stores and canteens can influence consumers to choose healthier and more sustainable. Samira also gives a number of lectures and courses.

GreeNudge and Samira are the initiators and leaders of Re-start and SunnereBarn

Samira has studied medicine and psychology, specialist in internal medicine with phd in prevention of obesity and lifestyle diseases. She is among the country’s foremost experts on obesity and lifestyle diseases in Norway. She is also researcher and senior physician at The Department of Hormon, Obesity and Nutrition, Vestfold Hospital Trust.

E-mail: samira@greenudge.no

Scientific publications:

Efficiency of In-Store Interventions to Impact Customers to Purchase Healthier Food and Beverage Products in Real-Life Grocery Stores: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – PubMed (nih.gov)

Mat- og måltidspraksisen i et utvalg Norske barnehager – en deskriptiv studie | NTFE

Laparoscopic gastric bypass versus lifestyle intervention for adolescents with morbid obesity – PubMed (nih.gov)

Slapø H, Schjøll A, Strømgren B, Sandaker I, Lekhal S. Efficiency of In-Store Interventions to Impact Customers to Purchase Healthier Food and Beverage Products in Real-Life Grocery Stores: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Foods. 2021

Lekhal S, Slapø H. Dagligvarebutikken som arena for bedre folkehelse. Norsk Tidskrift for Ernæring. 2020

Benestad B, Júlíusson BP, Siegfried W, Lekhal S, Småstuen MC, Hertel JK, Agosti F, Marazzi N, Hjelmesæth J, Sartorio A. Cardiometabolic risk factors differ among adolescents with obesity in three European countries. Acta Paediatrica. 2019

Benestad B, Júlíusson BP, Siegfried W, Lekhal S, Småstuen MC, Hertel JK, Fiorenza A, Marazzi N, Hjelmesæth S, Sartorio A. Health-related quality of life after camp-based family obesity treatment – an RCT. BMJ Paediatrics. 2019

Lekhal S, Slapø H, Schjøll A, Bugge A, Karevold KI. Atferdsøkonomiske virkemidler i helsefremmende arbeid: hvordan kan utforming av restauranter og kantiner fremme sunnere valg? Norsk Tidsskrift for Ernæring. 2019

Júlíusson PB, Roelants M, Benestad B, Lekhal S, Danielsen Y, Hjelmesaeth J, Hertel JK. Severe obesity is a limitation for the use of body mass index standard deviation scores in children and adolescents. Acta Paediatr. 2018

Barstad LH, Júlíusson PB, Johnson LK, Hertel JK, Lekhal S, Hjelmesæth J. Gender-related differences in cardimetabolic risk factors and lifestyle behviours in treatment-seeking adolescents with severe obesity. BMC Pediatr. 2018