Optimal well-being, development and health for Danish children through a healthy New Nordic

The overall aim is to develop a New Nordic Diet and evaluate it’s effects on dietary intake, health, and learning abilities in healthy Danish school children. The task of the National Food Institute is to develop and validate a suitable dietary assessment method for children aged 8-10 yrs and in close collaboration with another project partner to ensure that the New Nordic Diet fulfills the nutrient recommendations and food-based dietary guidelines. Further, the National Food Institute is responsible for measurements of dietary intake and physical activity in the school interventions.