2012
DOI: 10.1017/s0007114512001262
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Adherence to the Baltic Sea diet consumed in the Nordic countries is associated with lower abdominal obesity

Abstract: Due to differences in food cultures, dietary quality measures, such as the Mediterranean Diet Score, may not be easily adopted by other countries. Recently, the Baltic Sea Diet Pyramid was developed to illustrate healthy choices for the diet consumed in the Nordic countries. We assessed whether the Baltic Sea Diet Score (BSDS) based on the Pyramid is associated with a decreased risk of obesity and abdominal obesity. The population-based cross-sectional study included 4720 Finns (25 -74 years) from the National… Show more

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“…Studies on dietary scores indicate that obesity could be partly prevented with a diet following national nutrition recommendations. In Nordic countries, local recommendations and adherence to them might have a beneficial effect on abdominal obesity (28) and health (29)(30)(31) . In cross-sectional studies, the Healthy Eating Index (HEI), AHEI and the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet have been related with a lower risk of abdominal adiposity (32)(33)(34) and with a lower risk of CVD and heart failure (5,6,(35)(36)(37) .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Studies on dietary scores indicate that obesity could be partly prevented with a diet following national nutrition recommendations. In Nordic countries, local recommendations and adherence to them might have a beneficial effect on abdominal obesity (28) and health (29)(30)(31) . In cross-sectional studies, the Healthy Eating Index (HEI), AHEI and the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet have been related with a lower risk of abdominal adiposity (32)(33)(34) and with a lower risk of CVD and heart failure (5,6,(35)(36)(37) .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the former, the participants are given a dietary index score based on theoretical assumptions, for example, components of a healthy diet. 9,10 Although this score can be adapted to different cultural settings, 11 it is unlikely that a single theory-driven score could be used for a global comparison of countries. Data-driven methods are not per se based on assumptions of the relationships between diet and health and are hence likely to be more suitable for international comparisons.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Of the five cross-sectional studies in which bread type was not differentiated, two [14,18] did not find any relation between the intake of food groups that included bread and abdominal obesity, while another two [12,24] showed a lower WC tendency in the group that included bread. The study conducted by Ledikwe et al [11] showed that the cluster that included the consumption of bread compared to the cluster that did not include bread had a greater risk of general and abdominal obesity.…”
Section: Influence Of Bread Consumption On Abdominal Obesity Preventionmentioning
confidence: 92%
“…Of particular interest was the study conducted by Kanerva et al [24]. These authors studied the relationship between the Baltic Sea Diet Score (BSDS) and abdominal obesity in a population of 4720 Finns (aged 25-74 years) from the National FINRISK 2007 study.…”
Section: Cross-sectional Studiesmentioning
confidence: 99%