Nutrient intake and adherence to the Nordic nutrition recommendations in a Swedish cohort with abdominal obesity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Nordic Nutrition Recommendations (NNR) are developed to promote public health and to prevent food-related diseases such as obesity and cardiovascular diseases.

Objective

To investigate the nutrient intake and adherence to the NNR in a Swedish cohort with abdominal obesity.

Design

Dietary intake data were collected using 3-day food diaries and anthropometry and clinical chemistry parameters were measured at baseline of a long-term intervention studying weight-loss management.

Results

Eighty-seven subjects with abdominal obesity successfully completed a 3-day food diary. Twelve of these subjects were excluded for further analysis due to implausible low-energy reporting. The remaining 75 subjects (76% females) had mean age of 52.3 ± 10.1 years and a

SUBMITTER: Sedin A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10924704 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature