TY - T1 - A healthy Nordic diet and physical performance in old age : findings from the longitudinal Helsinki Birth Cohort Study SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/161143 T3 - A1 - Perälä, Mia-Maria; von Bonsdorff, Mikaela; Männistö, Satu; Salonen, Minna; Simonen, Mika; Kanerva, Noora Karoliina; Pohjolainen, Pertti; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Rantanen, Taina; Eriksson, Johan Gunnar A2 - PB - Y1 - 2016 LA - eng AB - Epidemiological studies have shown that a number of nutrients are associated with better physical performance. However, little is still known about the role of the whole diet, particularly a healthy Nordic diet, in relation to physical performance. Therefore, we examined whether a healthy Nordic diet was associated with measures of physical performance 10 years later. We studied 1072 participants from the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study. Participants' diet was assessed using a validated 128-item FFQ... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Physical performance; Senior Fitness Test; Nordic diet; Ageing; VITAMIN-D STATUS; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; LOWER-EXTREMITY FUNCTION; BODY-MASS INDEX; BALTIC SEA DIET; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; METABOLIC SYNDROME; WOMENS HEALTH; ADULTS; ASSOCIATION; 3123 Gynaecology and paediatrics; 416 Food Science N1 - PP - ER -