We need energy intake to provide energy and nutrients to our cells. The amount of daily energy intake should aim for energy balance, which results in good health. Under- or overconsumption of total daily energy over a longer period leads to increased risk of diseases. In this scoping review, the...

Background: The choline oxidation pathway and metabolites involved have been linked to diseases including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and cancer. A healthy Nordic diet is a recently defined dietary pattern associated with decreased risk for these diseases. Our aim was to explore...

Protein intake is higher in formula-fed than in breast-fed infants during infancy, which may lead to an increased risk of being overweight. Applying alpha-lactalbumin (α-lac)-enriched whey or casein glycomacropeptide (CGMP)-reduced whey to infant formula may enable further reduction of formula...

Background: Chocolate, as a cocoa-derived product rich in flavanols, has been used for medical and anti-inflammatory purposes. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate if the ingestion of different percentages of cocoa products affects the experimentally induced pain caused by...

Background: Since the first version of the dietary inflammatory index (DII®) developed in the past decade, several other versions have been developed. However, to date no study has attempted to compare these versions with respect to their associations with biomarkers of inflammation. Objective: We...

The aim was to assess the weight-reducing effects of various doses of a probiotic dietary supplement and evaluate the tolerance and safety of increased dosage. A 3-month double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, followed by a 3-month open phase, was conducted at Karolinska Institutet,...

Seafood could support the transition away from terrestrial animal-source foods towards more sustainable protein sources. Food neophobia (FN), the reluctance to eat novel foods (which also extends to many familiar foods including seafood), is a known barrier to dietary change. This study...

Objectives: Handgrip strength (HGS) is a surrogate marker of general risk and nutritional status, frequently used in clinical practice. This study aimed to determine clinically useful reference intervals for healthy, young adults from Northern Europe. Methods: This cross-sectional study was...

Moderately preterm infants (32-36 weeks of gestational age) have an increased risk of worse health and developmental outcomes compared to infants born at term. Optimal nutrition may alter this risk. The aim of this study was to investigate the neurological, growth, and health outcomes up to six...

This paper is comparative review of two studies by Norwegian scientists [16, 17]. It aims to highlight the importance of using cod liver in the food diet as a natural source of vitamin D, especially in countries with reduced sunlight where vitamin D synthesis from the skin is in limited quantities. ...