It is important to know what we eat in Norway!
Norkost 4 is the fourth national dietary survey among adults in Norway, where we aimed to learn more about our eating habits and connections between diet and health.
Presentation of results Friday November 1st 2024
- The main results from Norkost 4 were presented by representatives from the University of Oslo and the Directorate of Health on November 1st.
You can see the presentation here:
https://www.helsedirektoratet.no/konferanser/lansering-av-norkost-4
The fourth national dietary survey
Norkost 4 provides updated information on dietary habits in Norway. Data collected in the Norkost studies are used in a wide range of areas in research and for public health purposes in the Norwegian society, including how dietary habits change over time, and provide a basis for calculating the environmental footprint of the diet.
Four Norkost studies have been conducted in Norwegian adults: Norkost 4 in 2022/23, Norkost 3 in 2010/11, Norkost 2 in 1997 and Norkost 1 in 1993/94.
Norkost was s financed and carried out by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and the University of Oslo in collaboration with the Norwegian Directorate of Health.
Information about related projects
In a related dietary project called AdFood at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), the use and consumption of consistency agents in the diet in Norway will be mapped. The Adfood study will look at the prevalence of consistency agent use in Norwegian foods and how much of these substances are in the Norwegian diet. To do this, information about food and drink, gender, BMI, age and education level from Norkost 4 will be used. Contact person at NMBU is Professor Harald Carlsen.
Read about the people working in Norkost 4
We will be glad to hear from you on phone number 920 84 137 or email norkostpost@medisin.uio.no
