Morning muscles and food as medicine: Health sets sail for Folkemødet
Ultra-processed food, women’s health, strong muscles and ADHD are among the topics that Health will bring into play at Folkemødet 2026. Find out which Health researchers are part of Aarhus University’s official programme.
About Folkemødet 2026
- Folkemødet 2026 will take place from Thursday 11 June to Saturday 13 June.
- Several faculty employees will be taking part in debates and meetings organised by other institutions, companies and organisations outside AU’s official programme.
- From the faculty management team, Dean Anne-Mette Hvas will be participating this year.
- See the full programme on the Folkemødet website.
When Aarhus University once again docks in Allinge with the research vessel Aurora, Health will be represented by four events, each of which places health research in the context of current societal agendas:
- “Food as medicine – navigating an ultra-processed society” – a debate on ultra-processed foods and their impact on health and the development of chronic diseases, featuring Professor Christina C. Dahm from the Department of Public Health.
- “Women and exercise: a hormonal obstacle course?” – a conversation between Professor Mette Hansen, Department of Public Health, and journalist Anna Ingrish about how women’s hormones affect the body – particularly in interaction with exercise and health.
- “ADHD – pure genetics or society’s fault?” – a debate featuring Professor Ditte Demontis from the Department of Biomedicine on the role genetics play in the development of ADHD, and what this means for perceptions of blame, responsibility and stigma.
- “The professor’s morning workout” for early risers, seasoned with fresh-off-the-press knowledge about strong muscles and a healthy skeleton, led by Mette Hansen from the Department of Public Health.
“Women’s health, chronic disease and nutrition, and ADHD are three major health topics in the current public debate. These are areas in which the faculty is very strong, so it is only natural that we contribute a research perspective at Folkemødet,” says Advisor Caroline Søndergaard Bendixen, who has planned Health’s programme at Folkemødet in collaboration with the Dean’s Office.
“At the same time, the three researchers who will be taking the stage are excellent communicators, so I am confident that the events will be interesting, relevant and accessible to both politicians and knowledge-hungry Danes,” she says.
Contact
Advisor Caroline Søndergaard Bendixen
Aarhus University, Health Administrative Centre – The Faculty Secretariat
Mobile: +45 93 50 80 78
Email: carben@au.dk