Adherence to the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023 and incidence of type 2 diabetes: a Danish cohort study.

IF 4.5 2区医学 Q2 NUTRITION & DIETETICS

European Journal of Nutrition Pub Date : 2026-10-12 DOI:10.1007/s00394-026-04133-1

Mathilde M Nørgaard, Mathilde L Hansen, Anne B Mørch, Sissel H Juhl, Michael H Linnet, Trine Jørgensen, Patricia O Chocano-Bedoya, Daniel B Ibsen, Anja Olsen, Christina C Dahm

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Abstract

Purpose: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is one of the most burdensome chronic diseases. Unhealthy dietary patterns are associated with greater risk of T2D, whereas plant-predominant and climate-friendly diets may be associated with lower risk of T2D. This study aimed to examine the association between adherence to the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023 (NNR23) and risk of T2D in Danish middle-aged adults.

Methods: This cohort study used data from the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health cohort. The study population was defined among participants with complete baseline data and no cancer at baseline, excluding those with T2D at baseline (n = 54,313). Diet was assessed using a validated semi-quantitative 192-items food frequency questionnaire. Adherence to NNR23 was measured using the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023 Food-Based Diet Score (range 0-15 points). Incident cases of T2D were identified through linkage to the National Diabetes Register. The associations were analysed using Cox proportional hazards regression.

Results: During a median follow-up time of 15.3 years, 7,143 participants developed T2D. Participants with moderate-high adherence (> 10-15 points) to NNR23 had a lower risk of T2D compared to those with low adherence (0-8 points) to NNR23 (HR: 0.63, 95% CI 0.57;0.70). Restricted cubic spline analysis showed a significant non-linear inverse association between adherence to NNR23 and T2D (p-value < 0.001 for non-linearity).

Conclusion: Greater adherence to NNR23 was associated with lower risk of T2D, supporting the potential relevance of the NNR23 for T2D prevention.

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European Journal of Nutrition 医学-营养学

CiteScore

10.20

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2.00%

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295

审稿时长

6 months

期刊介绍： The European Journal of Nutrition publishes original papers, reviews, and short communications in the nutritional sciences. The manuscripts submitted to the European Journal of Nutrition should have their major focus on the impact of nutrients and non-nutrients on immunology and inflammation, gene expression, metabolism, chronic diseases, or carcinogenesis, or a major focus on epidemiology, including intervention studies with healthy subjects and with patients, biofunctionality of food and food components, or the impact of diet on the environment.