Elinor Medhammar

Registered Dietitian, M.Sc. in Health Informatics, personal trainer & Former Fitness Athlete

Elinor Medhammar is a Registered Dietitian with experience in medical nutritional therapy and lifestyle interventions in primary care, research projects, and a specialist clinic for childhood obesity. At Yazen, she works on developing lifestyle programmes and app content to support patients in their weight journey.

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Elinor Medhammar is a Registered Dietitian with an M.Sc. in Health Informatics. She has over 15 years experience in individualised medical nutritional therapy and lifestyle interventions, with experience from primary care, research projects, and Sweden´s largest specialist clinic for childhood obesity.

At Yazen, Elinor manages and develops the lifestyle programme Commit, as well as leading the development of the app’s training section and articles – always with a focus on creating meaningful content and practical tools to support patients in their weight journey.

Elinor is also a certified personal trainer with a strong interest in exercise and health. She has a background as a competitive athlete in powerlifting and fitness, with achievements including Swedish Champion and World Champion in Athletic Fitness.

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Elinor Medhammar

Nutrition

Vitamins and minerals – small but essential

Vitamins and minerals are essential nutrients that the body needs in small amounts to function properly. They affect everything from energy metabolism and immunity to muscles, blood, and bones.

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Health and lifestyle

Why am I not losing weight? Common causes and what you can do about them

Many people find it difficult to lose weight, even when eating healthily and exercising regularly. You might recognise the feeling: you plan your meals, move more, and try to keep a steady routine — yet the number on the scales doesn’t budge. Sometimes, it even goes up instead.

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Health and lifestyle

Building muscle and burning fat – how it all fits together

Many people who want to lose weight and build muscle focus mainly on the number on the scales. However, losing weight does not always mean losing fat. The body is made up of muscle, fat, water, and bone, so changes in weight can be caused by several different factors. To understand how you can build muscle and burn fat, you need to know how your body uses energy and what influences your calorie expenditure over time.

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Nutrition

The Paleo diet – eat like in the Stone Age

Nutrition

5:2 – the diet that became a global trend

Nutrition

The keto diet – a fat-burning diet

Many people have heard of the keto diet and the idea of “entering ketosis”, but what does it actually mean? In this article, we explain how the keto diet works, what the research says, and the advantages and disadvantages associated with it.

Nutrition

Low-carb (LCHF): guide, risks and benefits

Low-carb eating (LCHF) reduces carbohydrates and replaces them with more fat and protein. For some people, this can lead to a lower energy intake, weight loss and, in some cases, improved health. In type 2 diabetes, a low-carbohydrate diet may help with blood glucose control. In this guide, you’ll learn what LCHF is, what to eat, and which risks you should be aware of before you start.

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