Conclusion The Nordic dietary pattern  improves blood pressure and also some of blood lipid markers and it should be considered as a healthy dietary pattern
Background and aims The Nordic diet ( ND ) , is supposed to be associated with a reduced cardiovascular risk ; however , clinical trials have led to inconsistent results regarding the effect of this diet on cardio-metabolic markers .
Using systematic review and meta- analysis of r and omized controlled trials ( RCTs ) , this study aim ed to investigate the effect of the ND on circulating levels of total , low-density lipoprotein ( LDL ) , and high-density lipoprotein ( HDL ) cholesterol , and triglyceride ( TG ) , as well as blood pressure in human adults .
Accuracy of self-reported intake of signature foods in a school meal intervention study: comparison between control and intervention period.
Bias in self-reported dietary intake is important when evaluating the effect of dietary interventions , particularly for intervention foods . However , few have investigated this in children , and none have investigated the reporting accuracy  of fish intake in children using biomarkers . In a Danish school meal study , 8- to 11-year-old children ( n 834 ) were served the New Nordic Diet ( NND ) for lunch . The present study examined the accuracy of  self-reported intake  of signature foods ( berries , cabbage , root vegetables , legumes , herbs , potatoes , wild plants , mushrooms , nuts and fish ) characterising the NND . Children , assisted by parents , self-reported their diet in a Web-based Dietary Assessment Software for Children during the intervention and control ( packed lunch ) periods . The reported fish intake by children was compared with their ranking according to fasting whole-blood EPA and DHA concentration and weight percentage using the Spearman correlations and cross-classification . Direct observation of school lunch intake ( n 193 ) was used to score the accuracy of food-reporting as matches , intrusions , omissions and faults . The reporting of all lunch foods had higher percentage of matches compared with the reporting of signature foods in both periods , and the accuracy was higher during the control period compared with the intervention period . Both Spearman 's rank correlations and linear mixed models demonstrated positive associations between EPA+DHA and reported fish intake . The direct observations showed that both reported and real intake of signature foods did increase during the intervention period . In conclusion , the self-reported data represented a true increase in the intake of signature foods and can be used to examine dietary intervention effects
Conclusion The Nordic dietary pattern  improves blood pressure and also some of blood lipid markers and it should be considered as a healthy dietary pattern
Background and aims The Nordic diet ( ND ) , is supposed to be associated with a reduced cardiovascular risk ; however , clinical trials have led to inconsistent results regarding the effect of this diet on cardio-metabolic markers .
Using systematic review and meta- analysis of r and omized controlled trials ( RCTs ) , this study aim ed to investigate the effect of the ND on circulating levels of total , low-density lipoprotein ( LDL ) , and high-density lipoprotein ( HDL ) cholesterol , and triglyceride ( TG ) , as well as blood pressure in human adults .