Nordic nutrition recommendations 2023

2 papers3 findings

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

Labs are independent when their papers share no last author and no institution.

Against: findings that point the other way from most findings on the same outcome.

No results posted: trials that ended more than a year ago with no results on ClinicalTrials.gov and no paper in ARN’s record.

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2 independent labs in 1 country

Funders: Novo Nordisk Foundation and 7 more
2 of 3 findings with company ties

Humans2

Outcomes

Mortality

downin humans1

1 study

Nordic nutrition recommendations 2023 decreases mortality in humans (RD -1.68% (95% CI: -2.75, -0.62)).
Humans24-yn = 64,406
Estimating the effects of Nordic diets on the risk of major adverse liver outcomes: a target trial emulation across 2 cohorts in Sweden
The American journal of clinical nutrition16 Sep 2026

Major adverse liver outcomes

no changein humans1

1 study

Nordic nutrition recommendations 2023 has no effect on major adverse liver outcomes in humans (RD 0.06% (95% CI: -0.04, 0.15)).
Humans24-yn = 64,406
Estimating the effects of Nordic diets on the risk of major adverse liver outcomes: a target trial emulation across 2 cohorts in Sweden
The American journal of clinical nutrition16 Sep 2026

Associations

Myocardial infarction

downin humans1HR 0.78

1 study

Nordic nutrition recommendations 2023 lowers the risk of myocardial infarction in humans (HR 0.78, 95% CI 0.61, 1.00).
“The adjusted HR for MI for the group with high adherence (> 10–15 points) compared to the group with low adherence (0–8 points) was 0.78 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.61, 1.00) (p-value: 0.046) in men”
Humanshigh adherence (> 10–15 points) vs. low adherence (0–8 points)malesn = 54,771
Adherence to the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023 and risk of Myocardial Infarction: The Danish Diet, Cancer and Health cohort
Research Square25 Aug 2026Preprint