The Baltic Sea Diet Score: a tool for assessing healthy eating in Nordic countries

Public Health Nutrition

Satu Männistö¹  Marjaana Lahti-Koski¹  Ursula Schwab¹  Niina E Kaartinen¹  Noora Kanerva¹ 

关键词: Baltic Sea diet;    Diet score;    Diet quality;    Dietary intake;    Nordic countries;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S1368980013002395

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

AbstractObjectiveThe health-related effects of the Nordic diet remain mostly unidentified. We created a Baltic Sea Diet Score (BSDS) for epidemiological research to indicate adherence to a healthy Nordic diet. We examined associations between the score and nutrient intakes that are considered important in promoting public health. We also examined the performance of the BSDS under two different cut-off strategies.DesignThe cross-sectional study included two phases of the National FINRISK 2007 Study. Diet was assessed using a validated FFQ. Food and nutrient intakes were calculated using in-house software. Nine components were selected for the score. Each component was scored according to both sex-specific consumption quartiles (BSDS-Q) and medians (BSDS-M), and summed to give the final score values.SettingA large representative sample of the Finnish population.SubjectsMen (n 2217) and women (n 2493) aged 25 to 74 years.ResultsIn the age- and energy-adjusted model, adherence to the diet was associated with a higher intake of carbohydrates (E%), and lower intakes of SFA (E%) and alcohol (E%, where E% is percentage of total energy intake; P < 0·01). Furthermore, the intakes of fibre, Fe, vitamins A, C and D, and folate were higher among participants who adhered to the diet (P < 0·05). After further adjustments, the results remained significant (P < 0·05) and did not differ remarkably between BSDS-Q and BSDS-M.ConclusionsThe BSDS can be used as a measure of a healthy Nordic diet to assess diet–health relationships in public health surveys in Nordic countries.

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