Interview with Eirik Rud Iversen, Norway, OI Type 3 How did you lose weight? OIFE Magazine has asked this question to four people with OI who have struggled with overweight and successfully managed to lose weight. One of them is Eirik Rud Iversen. He is from Norway and 37 years old. He has OI type…
Interview with Kevin Vanantwerpen, Belgium, OI Type IV How did you lose weight? OIFE Magazine has asked this question to four people with OI who have struggled with overweight and successfully managed to lose weight. One of them is Kevin Vanantwerpen. He is from Belgium, 36 years old, a father of two, has OI type…
Written by Jacob Wittorff and Stefanie Wagner How did you lose weight? OIFE Magazine has asked this question to four people with OI who have struggled with overweight and successfully managed to lose weight. One of them is Lena Engan. She is 45 years old, from Norway, has OI type 1, and lost weight through…
Interview with Natalie Cinman, Canada, OI type 3 How did you lose weight? OIFE Magazine has asked this question to four people with OI who have struggled with overweight and successfully managed to lose weight. One of them is Natalie Cinman. She is from Canada, has OI type 3, and lost weight through lifestyle changes.…
By Jacob Wittorf, OIFE Board Member For many people with OI, excess weight adds to pain and limits mobility. In Aarhus, Denmark, doctors have made weight a regular part of care, helping patients discuss a sensitive topic in a supportive and practical way. At the OI clinic at Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark, conversations about…
OIers are frequently recommended to lose weight, but no indications or information on the nutritional status in OI are provided. Patients and families, therefore, end up with following a “do-it-yourself” diet, sometimes eating a lot of dairy products with the wrong idea to strengthen the bones and reduce the fractures incidence. Interview with Antonella Lo…
