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 .
Exchanging a few commercial, regularly consumed food items with improved fat quality reduces total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol: a double-blind, randomised controlled trial.
The healthy Nordic diet has been previously shown to have health beneficial effects among subjects at risk of CVD . However , the extent of food changes needed to achieve these effects is less explored . The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of exchanging a few commercially available , regularly consumed key food items ( e.g. spread on bread , fat for cooking , cheese , bread and cereals ) with improved fat quality on total cholesterol , LDL-cholesterol and inflammatory markers in a double-blind r and omised , controlled trial . In total , 115 moderately hypercholesterolaemic , non-statin-treated adults ( 25 - 70 years ) were r and omly assigned to an experimental diet group ( Ex-diet group ) or control diet group ( C-diet group ) for 8 weeks with commercially available food items with different fatty acid composition ( replacing SFA with mostly n-6 PUFA ) . In the Ex-diet group , serum total cholesterol ( P<0·001 ) and LDL-cholesterol ( P<0·001 ) were reduced after 8 weeks , compared with the C-diet group . The difference in change between the two groups at the end of the study was -9 and -11 % in total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol , respectively . No difference in change in plasma levels of inflammatory markers ( high-sensitive C-reactive protein , IL-6 , soluble TNF receptor 1 and interferon-γ ) was observed between the groups . In conclusion , exchanging a few regularly consumed food items with improved fat quality reduces total cholesterol , with no negative effect on levels of inflammatory markers . This shows that an exchange of a few commercially available food items was easy and manageable and led to clinical ly relevant cholesterol reduction , potentially affecting future CVD risk
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 .