Meta-analysis of the Nordic Dietary Pattern on Cardiometabolic Risk and Cardiovascular Outcomes

Summary

The Nordic Diet is a dietary pattern rich in traditional Nordic foods, including berries, grains, and fatty fish common in northern Europe. Studies have shown a protective effect of the Nordic Diet on cardiometabolic risk factors, however only select clinical practice guidelines for the management of diabetes (i.e. Diabetes Canada) recommend this dietary pattern. To support the update of the EASD clinical practice guidelines for nutrition therapy, the investigators propose to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies and clinical trials to investigate the association between the Nordic Diet, cardiometabolic outcomes and cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality. The findings generated by this proposed knowledge synthesis will help improve the health of consumers through informing evidence-based guidelines and improving health outcomes by educating healthcare providers and patients, stimulating industry innovation, and guiding future research design.

Conditions

• Body Weight
• Obesity
• Overweight and Obesity
• Obesity, Abdominal
• Hypertension
• Hyperlipidemias
• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Coronary Heart Disease
• Stroke
• Mortality
• Dyslipidemias
• Diabetes
• PreDiabetes
• Insulin Tolerance
• Dysglycemia
• Metabolic Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

Nordic diet

Healthy dietary pattern that is consumed in Nordic countries

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

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• Canada Research Chairs Endowment of the Federal Government of Canada

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• The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation

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• Canadian Diabetes Association

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• University of Toronto

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• John Sievenpiper, MD,PhD,FRCPC · University of Toronto

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2017-12-01

Primary Completion

2019-12-01

Completion

2019-12-01

Countries

• Canada

Study Locations