Ulf Holmbäck
Associated Researcher at Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences; Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism
- Mobile phone:
- +46 70 173 00 41
- E-mail:
- ulf.holmback@uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Husargatan 3, BMC
751 22 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Husargatan 3, BMC, Box 564
751 22 UPPSALA
- Academic merits:
- Associate professor
Short presentation
I am an Associate Professor in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, as well as an Educational Developer. My current main research area is the clinical treatment of obesity. I began my teaching career in the mid-1990s, where I have taught nutrition within the Faculty of Medicine. I have previously worked at the Unit for Teaching and Learning and at MedFarm's Pedagogical Research Council (PRåM). Furthermore, I am a member of the Collegium of Mentors (see more below).
Keywords
- obesity
- alternative diets
- e-teaching
- circadian rhytm
Biography
I am a member of the Collegium of Mentors because I find it stimulating and interesting to discuss and reflect on teaching and teaching methods.
I have over the years tried or seen others try different forms of teaching, and think it is interesting to study what works in the teacher-student meeting.
I have had many exciting mentor assignments in medicine and natural sciences, and I am very interested in getting more assignments from the humanities and social sciences; and I can also provide mentoring in English.
Research
My main research area is obesity, more specifically medical treatment, although I am not employed by the university. I also conduct some teaching in the field of obesity, primarily for the medical and nursing programs.

Publications
Selection of publications
Part of Obesity, p. 2222-2232, 2022
- DOI for Effects of a novel weight-loss combination product containing orlistat and acarbose on obesity: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial
- Download full text (pdf) of Effects of a novel weight-loss combination product containing orlistat and acarbose on obesity: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial
Safety of a Novel Weight Loss Combination Product Containing Orlistat and Acarbose.
Part of Clinical Pharmacology in Drug Development, p. 1242-1247, 2021
- DOI for Safety of a Novel Weight Loss Combination Product Containing Orlistat and Acarbose.
- Download full text (pdf) of Safety of a Novel Weight Loss Combination Product Containing Orlistat and Acarbose.
Part of Obesity Science & Practice, p. 313-323, 2020
- DOI for Effects of a novel combination of orlistat and acarbose on tolerability, appetite, and glucose metabolism in persons with obesity
- Download full text (pdf) of Effects of a novel combination of orlistat and acarbose on tolerability, appetite, and glucose metabolism in persons with obesity
Preserved Fat-Free Mass after Gastric Bypass and Duodenal Switch
Part of Obesity Surgery, p. 1735-1740, 2017
Energy Expenditure And Carbohydrate Oxidation In Responders And Non-Responders After Gastric Bypass
Part of Obesity Surgery, 2016
Part of Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, p. 740-747, 2015
- DOI for Effects of a Vitamin D and Leucine-Enriched Whey Protein Nutritional Supplement on Measures of Sarcopenia in Older Adults, the PROVIDE Study: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
- Download full text (pdf) of Effects of a Vitamin D and Leucine-Enriched Whey Protein Nutritional Supplement on Measures of Sarcopenia in Older Adults, the PROVIDE Study: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Part of Diabetes, p. 1860-1869, 2014
Part of Neuroendocrinology, p. 291-299, 2013
- DOI for Ghrelin and Obestatin in Human Neuroendocrine Tumors: Expression and Effect on Obestatin Levels after Food Intake
- Download full text (pdf) of Ghrelin and Obestatin in Human Neuroendocrine Tumors: Expression and Effect on Obestatin Levels after Food Intake
Acute Sleep Restriction Reduces Insulin Sensitivity in Adolescent Boys
Part of Sleep, p. 1085-1090, 2013
Recent publications
Part of Clinical Pharmacology in Drug Development, p. 304-310, 2025
Part of BMJ Open, 2024
- DOI for Factors associated with changes in walking performance in individuals 3 months after stroke or TIA: secondary analyses from a randomised controlled trial of SMS-delivered training instructions in Sweden
- Download full text (pdf) of Factors associated with changes in walking performance in individuals 3 months after stroke or TIA: secondary analyses from a randomised controlled trial of SMS-delivered training instructions in Sweden
Response to review by Pan et al.
Part of Obesity, p. 1603-1604, 2024
Part of Obesity, p. 2222-2232, 2022
- DOI for Effects of a novel weight-loss combination product containing orlistat and acarbose on obesity: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial
- Download full text (pdf) of Effects of a novel weight-loss combination product containing orlistat and acarbose on obesity: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial
Part of Clinical Rehabilitation, p. 276-287, 2021
- DOI for Effects on walking performance and lower body strength by short message service guided training after stroke or transient ischemic attack (The STROKEWALK Study): a randomized controlled trial
- Download full text (pdf) of Effects on walking performance and lower body strength by short message service guided training after stroke or transient ischemic attack (The STROKEWALK Study): a randomized controlled trial
All publications
Articles in journal
Part of Clinical Pharmacology in Drug Development, p. 304-310, 2025
Part of BMJ Open, 2024
- DOI for Factors associated with changes in walking performance in individuals 3 months after stroke or TIA: secondary analyses from a randomised controlled trial of SMS-delivered training instructions in Sweden
- Download full text (pdf) of Factors associated with changes in walking performance in individuals 3 months after stroke or TIA: secondary analyses from a randomised controlled trial of SMS-delivered training instructions in Sweden
Response to review by Pan et al.
Part of Obesity, p. 1603-1604, 2024
Part of Obesity, p. 2222-2232, 2022
- DOI for Effects of a novel weight-loss combination product containing orlistat and acarbose on obesity: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial
- Download full text (pdf) of Effects of a novel weight-loss combination product containing orlistat and acarbose on obesity: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial
Part of Clinical Rehabilitation, p. 276-287, 2021
- DOI for Effects on walking performance and lower body strength by short message service guided training after stroke or transient ischemic attack (The STROKEWALK Study): a randomized controlled trial
- Download full text (pdf) of Effects on walking performance and lower body strength by short message service guided training after stroke or transient ischemic attack (The STROKEWALK Study): a randomized controlled trial
Safety of a Novel Weight Loss Combination Product Containing Orlistat and Acarbose.
Part of Clinical Pharmacology in Drug Development, p. 1242-1247, 2021
- DOI for Safety of a Novel Weight Loss Combination Product Containing Orlistat and Acarbose.
- Download full text (pdf) of Safety of a Novel Weight Loss Combination Product Containing Orlistat and Acarbose.
Part of BMJ Open, 2021
- DOI for Potential effects on cardiometabolic risk factors and body composition by short message service (SMS)-guided training after recent minor stroke or transient ischaemic attack: post hoc analyses of the STROKEWALK randomised controlled trial
- Download full text (pdf) of Potential effects on cardiometabolic risk factors and body composition by short message service (SMS)-guided training after recent minor stroke or transient ischaemic attack: post hoc analyses of the STROKEWALK randomised controlled trial
Part of Obesity Science & Practice, p. 313-323, 2020
- DOI for Effects of a novel combination of orlistat and acarbose on tolerability, appetite, and glucose metabolism in persons with obesity
- Download full text (pdf) of Effects of a novel combination of orlistat and acarbose on tolerability, appetite, and glucose metabolism in persons with obesity
Part of Preventive Medicine Reports, p. 109-114, 2018
- DOI for Protocol and pilot study of a short message service-guided training after acute stroke/transient ischemic attack to increase walking capacity and physical activity
- Download full text (pdf) of Protocol and pilot study of a short message service-guided training after acute stroke/transient ischemic attack to increase walking capacity and physical activity
Part of Respiratory Medicine, p. 205-209, 2017
Part of The FASEB Journal, 2017
Preserved Fat-Free Mass after Gastric Bypass and Duodenal Switch
Part of Obesity Surgery, p. 1735-1740, 2017
Energy Expenditure And Carbohydrate Oxidation In Responders And Non-Responders After Gastric Bypass
Part of Obesity Surgery, 2016
Children with cerebral palsy do not achieve healthy physical activity levels
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 1125-1129, 2015
Part of Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, p. 740-747, 2015
- DOI for Effects of a Vitamin D and Leucine-Enriched Whey Protein Nutritional Supplement on Measures of Sarcopenia in Older Adults, the PROVIDE Study: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
- Download full text (pdf) of Effects of a Vitamin D and Leucine-Enriched Whey Protein Nutritional Supplement on Measures of Sarcopenia in Older Adults, the PROVIDE Study: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Part of The FASEB Journal, 2015
Part of Diabetes, p. 1860-1869, 2014
Body composition, energy metabolism and endocrine variables in weight stable gastric-bypass patients
Part of The FASEB Journal, 2013
Part of Neuroendocrinology, p. 291-299, 2013
- DOI for Ghrelin and Obestatin in Human Neuroendocrine Tumors: Expression and Effect on Obestatin Levels after Food Intake
- Download full text (pdf) of Ghrelin and Obestatin in Human Neuroendocrine Tumors: Expression and Effect on Obestatin Levels after Food Intake
Acute Sleep Restriction Reduces Insulin Sensitivity in Adolescent Boys
Part of Sleep, p. 1085-1090, 2013
Short sleep duration and its association with energy metabolism
Part of Obesity Reviews, p. 565-577, 2012
Sleep restriction is not associated with a positive energy balance in adolescent boys
Part of American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, p. 240-248, 2012
Eating and shift work: effects on habits, metabolism and performance
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, p. 150-162, 2010
Part of European Journal of Endocrinology, p. 383-390, 2010
Overweight more prevalent among children than among adolescents
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 577-581, 2007
Part of Eur J Appl Physiol, p. 1-7, 2006
Effects of acutely displaced sleep on testosterone.
Part of J Clin Endocrinol Metab, p. 4530-5, 2005
Performance and sleepiness during a 24 h wake in constant conditions are affected by diet.
Part of Biol Psychol, p. 251-63, 2004
Increased VLDL-TAG turnover during and after acute moderate-intensity exercise.
Part of Med Sci Sports Exerc, p. 801-6, 2004
Endocrine responses to nocturnal eating - possible implications for nightwork.
Part of Eur J Nutr, p. 75, 2003
Metabolic responses to nocturnal eating in men are affected by sources of dietary energy
Part of Journal of Nutrition, p. 1892-1899, 2002