Kai Brynjar Hagen

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Kai Brynjar Hagen er spesialist i samfunnsmedisin. Han er nå pensjonert, men arbeidet tidligere som fastlege og kommuneoverlege i Bodø, overlege ved Regionalt senter for sykelig overvekt i Helse Nord og rådgivende overlege i NAV Nordland. Han driver firmaet KausalHelse AS og tar oppdrag som lege ved fengselshelsetjenesten i Bodø fengsel.

Articles by Kai Brynjar Hagen

Less food, but more alcohol

Kai Brynjar Hagen

16.01.2023: Most people eat less after bariatric surgery. But some drink more. Bariatric surgery for morbid obesity is a potent form of treatment that can lead to long-term weight loss and other beneficial effects, but it is also associated with a risk of complications. Norwegian registry data show an average...

Adverse life experiences among patients with morbid obesity

Elin Stranden,
Ida Foyn Gundersen,
Linn Getz,
Anna Luise Kirkengen,
Kai Brynjar Hagen,
Bente Prytz Mjølstad

09.11.2020: Obesity is one of the great health challenges of our time. This development is linked to complex dynamics between dietary habits, physical activity, physiology, genetics and epigenetics in a globalised world, where the access to high-energy foods has become virtually unlimited for many people (1, 2)...

Democratic deficit in the health services

Kai Brynjar Hagen

03.02.2017: The question of whether a new PCI centre should be established in Nordland county illustrates how decision-making in health policy has moved from elected assemblies into the boardrooms. The politicians have become lobbyists. Mayors from 17 municipalities in Nordland county are «united in the...