Diets benefiting health and climate relate to longevity in northern Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diets combining adequate nutritional quality and low climate impact are highly needed for human and planet health.

Objectives

We aimed to 1) evaluate nutrient density indexes' ability to predict mortality, and 2) assess the effects of diets varying in nutrient density and climate impact on total mortality.

Methods

Dietary data from 49,124 women and 47,651 men aged 35-65 y in the population-based prospective study Västerbotten Intervention Programme (Sweden) were used. Greenhouse gas emissions (GHGEs) were estimated using data from life cycle assessments. Fifteen variants of nutrient density indexes were evaluated and the index that best predicted mortality was used to estimate participants' nutrient density. GHGEs and nutrient density were adjusted for ener

SUBMITTER: Strid A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8326051 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature