Non-linear associations between healthy Nordic foods and all-cause mortality in the NOWAC study: a prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The shape of the associations between intake of foods basic in a healthy Nordic diet and long-term health is not well known. Therefore, we have examined all-cause mortality in a large, prospective cohort of women in Norway in relation to intake of: Nordic fruits and vegetables, fatty fish, lean fish, wholegrain products, and low-fat dairy products.

Methods

A total of 83 669 women who completed a food frequency questionnaire between 1996 and 2004 were followed up for mortality until the end of 2018. Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to examine the associations between consumption of the Nordic food groups and all-cause mortality. The Nordic food groups were examined as categorical exposures, and all but wholegrain products also as continuous expo

SUBMITTER: Enget Jensen TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8788118 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature