The healthy Nordic diet and incidence of Type 2 Diabetes--10-year follow-up

N Kanerva; H Rissanen; P Knekt; A S Havulinna; J G Eriksson; S Männistö

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2014.08.016

The healthy Nordic diet and incidence of Type 2 Diabetes--10-year follow-up

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2014 Nov;106(2):e34-7. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2014.08.016. Epub 2014 Sep 3.

Authors

N Kanerva¹, H Rissanen², P Knekt², A S Havulinna³, J G Eriksson⁴, S Männistö³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. Electronic address: noora.kanerva@thl.fi.
² Department of Health, Functional Capacity and Welfare, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.
³ Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.
⁴ Department of Chronic Disease Prevention, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland; University of Helsinki, Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, Helsinki, Finland; Helsinki University Central Hospital, Unit of General Practice, Helsinki, Finland; Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland.

PMID: 25245974
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2014.08.016

Abstract

Studies have shown that a diet of healthy foods typical of Nordic countries has a beneficial effect on risk factors for Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), such as obesity and low-grade inflammation. However, longitudinal epidemiological studies examining the association between the healthy Nordic diet and T2D are lacking.

Keywords: Diabetes; Dietary score; Nordic diet.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / diet therapy*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / epidemiology*
Diet / methods*
Feeding Behavior*
Female
Finland / epidemiology
Follow-Up Studies
Forecasting*
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires