Food4HealthyLife: Healthy eating for longevity & prevention of chronic diseases
Food4HealthyLife is a project that develops tools identifying how different eating choices are associated with health and longevity, that can guide people who would like to use healthy eating as a strategy to improve health.
About the research project
The tool uses the most comprehensive and up-to-date evidence from meta-analyses on intake of food groups, disease-specific morbidities, and overall mortality, together with background data on mortality and morbidity risks. The tool will be evaluated for effect through a randomized controlled trial in general practice in a primary health care setting among people with cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors.
Understanding the potential impact on life expectancy of sustained changes in intake of specific food groups from current typical patterns to more optimal dietary patterns could guide decision-making by individuals, clinicians, and policy-makers when working toward the Sustainable Development Goals (external link).
Background for the project
Healthy eating is essential for health, and globally, dietary risk factors are estimated to cause 11 million deaths and 255 million disability-adjusted life-years annually. Navigating within the nutritional research field can be overwhelming to clinicians, policymakers, and even researchers.
People
Project manager
Lars T. Fadnes Professor
FOOD4HEALTHYLIFE TEAM
Øystein Ariansen Haaland Professor
Kjell Arne Johansson Professor
Elaheh Javadi Arjmand PhD Candidate
Rajiv Balakrishna PhD Candidate
Jan-Magnus Økland Senior Engineer
Lise Margrete Thomassen PhD Candidate
Anindita Tasnim Onni Gjesteforsker