Adherence to the Baltic Sea diet consumed in the Nordic countries is associated with lower abdominal obesity

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 520-528

  Kanerva, Noora ^a   Kaartinen, Niina E ^a   Schwab, Ursula ^b,c   Lahti Koski, Marjaana ^d   Männistö, Satu ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d Suomen Sydanliitto ry   (Finland)

Author keywords

Abdominal obesity; Baltic Sea diet; Dietary quality; Obesity; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FAT; FATTY ACID;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA DIET; BALTIC SEA DIET SCORE; BERRY; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CEREAL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FRUIT; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAT; MILK; POPULATION RESEARCH; VEGETABLE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; BALTIC STATES; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOOD HABITS; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH SEA; NUTRITION POLICY; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RISK FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84885813100     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114512001262     Document Type: Article

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