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Nutrient intake and adherence to the Nordic nutrition recommendations in a Swedish cohort with abdominal obesity

Sedin, Åsa LU ; Landin-Olsson, Mona LU and Cloetens, Lieselotte LU (2024) In Nutrition and Health 30(1). p.167-174
Abstract

Background: The Nordic Nutrition Recommendations (NNR) are developed to promote public health and to prevent food-related diseases such as obesity and cardiovascular diseases. Objective: To investigate the nutrient intake and adherence to the NNR in a Swedish cohort with abdominal obesity. Design: Dietary intake data were collected using 3-day food diaries and anthropometry and clinical chemistry parameters were measured at baseline of a long-term intervention studying weight-loss management. Results: Eighty-seven subjects with abdominal obesity successfully completed a 3-day food diary. Twelve of these subjects were excluded for further analysis due to implausible low-energy reporting. The remaining 75 subjects (76% females) had mean... (More)

Background: The Nordic Nutrition Recommendations (NNR) are developed to promote public health and to prevent food-related diseases such as obesity and cardiovascular diseases. Objective: To investigate the nutrient intake and adherence to the NNR in a Swedish cohort with abdominal obesity. Design: Dietary intake data were collected using 3-day food diaries and anthropometry and clinical chemistry parameters were measured at baseline of a long-term intervention studying weight-loss management. Results: Eighty-seven subjects with abdominal obesity successfully completed a 3-day food diary. Twelve of these subjects were excluded for further analysis due to implausible low-energy reporting. The remaining 75 subjects (76% females) had mean age of 52.3 ± 10.1 years and a mean body mass index of 34.3 ± 3.1 kg/m2. Mean total fat intake (41.2 ± 7.0E%) was exceeded by 56% of the sample size compared to the maximum recommended intake (RI) of 40E%, whereas mean carbohydrate intake (40.4 ± 8.0E%) was lower than the RI (45–60E%). The intake of saturated fatty acids was high compared to the NNR with only 2 women and none of men reported intakes within the RI of <10 E%. Adherence to the RI for dietary fibre was very low (16.0% and 13.3% when expressed as g/d and g/MJ, respectively). Analyses of micronutrient intake showed lowest adherences for vitamin D and sodium. Conclusions: The nutrient intake in our subjects compared to NNR was rather low with a high total fat intake, particularly too high intake of saturated fatty acids, high salt consumption, and very low dietary fibre and vitamin D intake. More effort is clearly needed to promote healthy dietary habits among subjects with obesity.

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Abdominal obesity, adherence, dietary fat quality, Nordic nutrition recommendations, public health
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  author       = {{Sedin, Åsa and Landin-Olsson, Mona and Cloetens, Lieselotte}},
  issn         = {{0260-1060}},
  keywords     = {{Abdominal obesity; adherence; dietary fat quality; Nordic nutrition recommendations; public health}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{167--174}},
  publisher    = {{SAGE Publications}},
  series       = {{Nutrition and Health}},
  title        = {{Nutrient intake and adherence to the Nordic nutrition recommendations in a Swedish cohort with abdominal obesity}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02601060221105751}},
  doi          = {{10.1177/02601060221105751}},
  volume       = {{30}},
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