Elisabet Børsheim

High Impact

Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

32 h-index 184 pubs 5,490 cited

Research Areas

Diet and metabolism studies Child and Adolescent Health Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Obesity Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Health and Medical Research Impacts Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Elisabet Børsheim's research focuses on understanding and addressing metabolic health challenges, particularly in pediatric and adolescent populations. Her work investigates the complex interplay of diet, physical activity, and biological factors contributing to conditions such as obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Børsheim has explored the efficacy of various dietary interventions, including the use of soy protein concentrate and specific phytochemicals like sulforaphane, in ameliorating metabolic disturbances and skin aging. Her publications also examine the role of molecular markers, such as circulating microRNAs, in metabolic health and disease in adolescents.

Børsheim's research also extends to the development and implementation of health interventions. She has contributed to systematic reviews on digital intervention strategies for increasing physical activity among preschoolers and has been involved in a randomized controlled trial assessing the effects of supervised exercise training on liver fat in adolescents with obesity. Her federal grant funding from the NIH/National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences supports her career development in these areas.

With a scholarly record including 184 publications and over 5,490 citations, Børsheim is recognized as a highly cited researcher. She actively collaborates with colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Eva C. Diaz, Aline Andres, Clark Sims, and Judith Weber, with whom she has co-authored numerous publications, indicating a strong network within the institution.

Metrics

h-index: 32
Publications: 184
Citations: 5,490

Selected Publications

A supervised STreNgth & Outpatient Exercise Regimen in pediatric patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (STRONGER ALL) (2026) DOI
Associations Between Serum Gut-Derived Tryptophan Metabolites and Cardiovascular Health Markers in Adolescents with Obesity (2025) DOI
Enhanced mitochondrial respiration in peripheral blood mononuclear cells ( <scp>PBMCs</scp> ) from young children with overweight/obesity and insulin resistance (2025) DOI
Shared and distinct adaptations to early‐life exercise training based on inborn fitness (2025) DOI
Protective Effects of Sulforaphane Preventing Inflammation and Oxidative Stress to Enhance Metabolic Health: A Narrative Review (2025) DOI
Dietary soy protein reverses obesity-induced liver steatosis and alters fecal microbial composition independent of isoflavone level (2024) DOI
Childhood cardiometabolic risk factors associated with the perinatal environment of the maternal–paternal–child triad (2024) DOI
Parental cardiorespiratory fitness influences early life energetics and metabolic health (2023) DOI
Long-Term Feeding Soy Protein Concentrates Protect Against Hepatic Steatosis Independent of Isoflavone Levels (2023) DOI
Effects of short‐term supervised exercise training on liver fat in adolescents with obesity: a randomized controlled trial (2023) DOI
Offspring-sex modifies the association between early-pregnancy adiposity and 2-year-old total physical activity – The Glowing Study (2023) DOI
Case report: A proposed role for cardiopulmonary exercise testing in detecting cardiac dysfunction in asymptomatic at-risk adolescents (2023) DOI
Elevated LDL-C, high blood pressure, and low peak VO2 associate with platelet mitochondria function in children—The Arkansas Active Kids Study (2023) DOI
Circulating microRNA levels differ in the early stages of insulin resistance in prepubertal children with obesity (2022) DOI
Resistance Training as a Countermeasure in Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Review of Current Literature and Future Directions (2022) DOI