Professor Elisabet Rothenberg is a registered dietitian and holds a PhD. Her doctoral thesis focused on the energy and nutrient intake, dietary habits, and energy expenditure in 70-year-olds in Gothenburg. Her research interests concern dietary intake and body composition in ageing. She is a professor at the Faculty of Health Science at Kristianstad University. She is currently leading a research project funded by the Swedish research council Forte: Obstacles and opportunities for care collaboration through the utilisation of a preventive care process for frail older adults. She is involved in various research projects on dietary and nutritional intake in older adults, is a co-author of several textbooks on health and nutrition, and is a frequently invited lecturer. She has experience working on national and international guideline committees. She is the Swedish representative on the ESPEN Council.