Blood lipids, dietary fatty acids and cardiovascular disease in Norway
Group members: Erik K. Arnesen, Kjetil Retterstøl
Short description:
The main goal is to identify dietary factors related to death from cardiovascular disease, based on a large cohort with a long follow-up. Further, we will examine annual trends in the blood lipid levels among Norwegians from the year 2000, and estimate whether they on a population level correspond with changes in the dietary composition, with a particular focus on fatty acids