Ylva Mattsson Sydner
Professor at Department of food studies, nutrition and dietetics
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 23 18
- E-mail:
- Ylva.Mattsson.Sydner@ikv.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- BMC
Husargatan 3
752 37 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Box 560
751 22 UPPSALA

Publications
Selection of publications
Implementing and sustaining dietary change in the context of social relationships
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, p. 583-590, 2011
Food That Makes You Different: The Stigma Experienced by Adolescents With Celiac Disease
Part of Qualitative Health Research, p. 976-984, 2009
Observed dietary intake in adults with intellectual disability living in the community
Part of Food & Nutrition Research, 2008
Part of Journal of Foodservice, p. 119-129, 2007
Food habits and foodwork - The Life Course Perspective of Senior Europeans
Part of Food, culture and society, p. 367-387, 2007
The meaning of symbols of culinary rules.
Part of Culinary Arts and Sciences IV., p. 363-371, 2003
Måltidsforskning i Sverige 1980-2002.
2002
Part of The 15 th Nordic Gerontological Congress, Reykjavik, Island 4-7 juni 2000. Poster., 2000
Food-service in the public elderly care sector
Part of The third European Forum for Dietitians, Delfi, Grekland 6-9 juni 1999. Muntlig presentation i work-shop., 1999
Äldreomsorgens måltidsverksamhet.
Part of Spris konferens, Äldreomsorg och vård av äldre - Nationellt forum för forskare Stockholm 21-22 april 1999. Muntlig presentation i plenum., 1999
Neddragningar inom äldreomsorgen hot mot måltidsverksamheten?
1997
Recent publications
Part of BMC Health Services Research, 2025
- DOI for Improving hospital food and meal provision: a qualitative exploration of nutrition leaders' experiences in implementing change
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Useful but overused? The “plate model” as a food educational tool in home economics
Part of Food, Culture, and Society, p. 573-591, 2024
- DOI for Useful but overused? The “plate model” as a food educational tool in home economics
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Part of BMC Public Health, 2024
- DOI for The impact of eating alone on food intake and everyday eating routines: A cross-sectional study of community-living 70- to 75-year-olds in Sweden
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Better hospital foodservice – aspects highlighted in research published 2000–2023: A scoping review
Part of Clinical Nutrition Open Science, p. 1-40, 2024
2024
All publications
Articles in journal
Part of BMC Health Services Research, 2025
- DOI for Improving hospital food and meal provision: a qualitative exploration of nutrition leaders' experiences in implementing change
- Download full text (pdf) of Improving hospital food and meal provision: a qualitative exploration of nutrition leaders' experiences in implementing change
Useful but overused? The “plate model” as a food educational tool in home economics
Part of Food, Culture, and Society, p. 573-591, 2024
- DOI for Useful but overused? The “plate model” as a food educational tool in home economics
- Download full text (pdf) of Useful but overused? The “plate model” as a food educational tool in home economics
Part of BMC Public Health, 2024
- DOI for The impact of eating alone on food intake and everyday eating routines: A cross-sectional study of community-living 70- to 75-year-olds in Sweden
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Part of Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, p. 189-203, 2024
Part of Appetite, 2023
- DOI for Perceptions and experiences of eating alone among community-living retired Swedes: Loss, routine and independence
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Aesthetic Values in Home and Consumer Studies: Investigating the Secret Ingredient in Food Education
Part of Frontiers in Education, 2023
- DOI for Aesthetic Values in Home and Consumer Studies: Investigating the Secret Ingredient in Food Education
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Part of Nutrition & Dietetics, p. 487-495, 2021
- DOI for Exploring patient satisfaction with hospital foodservice: ASwedish study using the Acute Care Hospital FoodservicePatient Satisfaction Questionnaire
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Aesthetic judgments and meaning-making during cooking in Home and Consumer Studies
Part of Educare, p. 30-57, 2019
- DOI for Aesthetic judgments and meaning-making during cooking in Home and Consumer Studies
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Part of International Journal of Consumer Studies, p. 178-186, 2019
Part of Health Policy, p. 688-694, 2019
Reforming Foodservice in Elderly Care: National Actions and Local Outcomes
Part of Nutrition & Dietetics, p. 79-86, 2018
- DOI for Reforming Foodservice in Elderly Care: National Actions and Local Outcomes
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Part of Health & Social Care in the Community, p. 960-969, 2018
From nutrients to wellbeing identifying discourses of food in relation to health in syllabi
Part of Pedagogy, Culture & Society, p. 35-49, 2018
Quality indicators of nutritional care practice in elderly care
Part of The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, p. 1057-1064, 2017
- DOI for Quality indicators of nutritional care practice in elderly care
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Part of British Food Journal, p. 1067-1078, 2017
Part of International Journal of Consumer Studies, p. 494-500, 2017
Part of Forskning & Framsteg, p. 52-57, 2017
Part of Nordisk Nutrition, p. 22-25, 2017
Part of British Food Journal, p. 1921-1932, 2015
Den viktiga maten och den sociala måltiden
Part of Äldre i centrum, p. 33-35, 2015
Part of International Journal of Consumer Studies, p. 412-418, 2014
Part of Appetite, p. 29-35, 2014
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, p. 40-55, 2012
Implementing and sustaining dietary change in the context of social relationships
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, p. 583-590, 2011
Part of International Journal of Consumer Studies, p. 529-537, 2011
Social aspects of eating events among people with intellectual disability in community living
Part of Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, p. 259-267, 2010
Måltidens sociala betydelse - ett äldreperspektiv
Part of Nordisk Nutrition, p. 10-11, 2009
Food That Makes You Different: The Stigma Experienced by Adolescents With Celiac Disease
Part of Qualitative Health Research, p. 976-984, 2009
Part of Näringsvärt, p. 27-27, 2009
Ekologisk mat: vetenskap eller trendig ideologi?
Part of Näringsvärt, p. 31-31, 2009
Observed dietary intake in adults with intellectual disability living in the community
Part of Food & Nutrition Research, 2008
Part of Journal of human nutrition and dietetics (Print), p. 359-367, 2008
Counting the cost of healthy eating: a Swedish comparison of Mediterranean-style and ordinary diets
Part of International Journal of Consumer Studies, p. 138-146, 2008
Kritisk hållning viktigt inom foodservice
Part of Näringsvärt : om kost & näring, p. 23, 2008
Mer forskning behövs inom vårt område!
Part of Näringsvärt : om kost & näring, p. 27, 2008
Mat och måltider för äldre inom vård och omsorg
Part of Socionomen, p. 66-69, 2007
Part of Journal of Foodservice, p. 119-129, 2007
Food habits and foodwork - The Life Course Perspective of Senior Europeans
Part of Food, culture and society, p. 367-387, 2007
The meaning of symbols of culinary rules: The food and meals in Elderly care
Part of Journal of Foodservice, p. 182-188, 2006
Food provision and the meal situation in elderly care: outcomes in different social contexts
Part of Journal of human nutrition and dietetics (Print), p. 45-52, 2005
Part of Ageing International, p. 377-395, 2005
Part of Vi människor, 2003
Part of Vård - utbildning, utveckling, forskning, p. 45-50, 2002
Part of International Journal of Home Economics
Articles, review/survey
Better hospital foodservice – aspects highlighted in research published 2000–2023: A scoping review
Part of Clinical Nutrition Open Science, p. 1-40, 2024
Eating Alone or Together among Community-Living Older People: A Scoping Review
Part of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
- DOI for Eating Alone or Together among Community-Living Older People: A Scoping Review
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Books
Chapters in book
Part of Mat och ätande, p. 249-269, Studentlitteratur AB, 2019
Part of What is food?, p. 72-88, Routledge, 2019
Part of Mat och ätande, p. 313-330, Studentlitteratur AB, 2019
Att leda arbetet med mat för många: Utbildning, akademisering och profession
Part of Mat och ätande, p. 377-396, Studentlitteratur AB, 2019
Part of Food for the Aging Population, p. 83-98, Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2017
Dimensioner och diskurser: klagomål om mat och måltider inom äldreomsorgen
Part of Klagandets diskurs, Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, 2015
Dependency and Individualism: The Influence of Modern Ideologies on Older People´s Food Security
Part of Ageing in European Societies, p. 47-60, Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2013
Villkor och möjligheter för mat inom äldreomsorgen
Part of Gastronomisk Forskning, p. 151-159, Gastronomiska Akademiens bibliotek vol, 2009
Studier om livsmedel, mat och måltider
Part of Näring för magen eller själen?, p. 26-40, Institutionen för hushållsvetenskap, 2003
Conference papers
2024
Quality aspects within hospital foodservice: A scoping review
2022
Quality of hospital foodservice: a scoping review of articles published 2000-2020
Part of Food Service Management, 2021
Students’ meaning-making during formalized cooking in Swedish home- and consumer studies
2019
Part of Nationell ämnesdidaktisk konferens, 2018
Quality Indicators Related to Meal Satisfaction and Adequate Nutritional Status in Elderly Care
2017
The construction of religiously sanctioned school meals in social media in Sweden
2017
Learning how to cook in Home Economics Education: the role of recipes as learning tools
Part of Childhood in Everyday Life, p. 63, 2016
Municipal differences decisive for provision of food and meals in Swedish eldercare
2016
The puzzle of coordination and communication in the provision of food and meals
2016
Access to competence and policy- food provision in Swedish eldercare
2014
The construction of diet in the Swedish syllabus for Home and Consumer Studies
2013
Part of The 8th Nordic Nutrition Conference, 2004
Part of The 8th Nordic Nutrition Conference, Tönsberg, Norway 20-23 June 2004., 2004
The meaning of symbols of culinary rules.
Part of Culinary Arts and Sciences IV., p. 363-371, 2003
Part of The 15 th Nordic Gerontological Congress, Reykjavik, Island 4-7 juni 2000. Poster., 2000
Food-service in the public elderly care sector
Part of The third European Forum for Dietitians, Delfi, Grekland 6-9 juni 1999. Muntlig presentation i work-shop., 1999
Äldreomsorgens måltidsverksamhet.
Part of Spris konferens, Äldreomsorg och vård av äldre - Nationellt forum för forskare Stockholm 21-22 april 1999. Muntlig presentation i plenum., 1999