Attainment of Targets of the 20-Year Infancy-Onset Dietary Intervention and Blood Pressure Across Childhood and Young Adulthood: The Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project (STRIP)

TT Laitinen; J Nuotio; H Niinikoski; M Juonala; SP Rovio; JSA Viikari; T Rönnemaa; CG Magnussen; M Sabin; D Burgner; E Jokinen; H Lagström; A Jula; O Simell; OT Raitakari; K Pahkala

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Attainment of Targets of the 20-Year Infancy-Onset Dietary Intervention and Blood Pressure Across Childhood and Young Adulthood: The Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project (STRIP)

TT Laitinen, J Nuotio, H Niinikoski, M Juonala, SP Rovio, JSA Viikari, T Rönnemaa, CG Magnussen, M Sabin, D Burgner, E Jokinen, H Lagström, A Jula, O Simell, OT Raitakari, K Pahkala

Hypertension | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS | Published : 2020

DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.15075

Abstract

We examined whether success in achieving the key targets of an infancy-onset 20-year dietary intervention was associated with blood pressure (BP) from infancy to young adulthood. In the prospective randomized STRIP (Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project; n=877 children), dietary counseling was provided biannually based on the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations primarily to improve the quality of dietary fat in children's diets and secondarily to promote intake of vegetables, fruits, and whole grains. Dietary data and BP were accrued annually from the age of 13 months to 20 years. The dietary targets for fat quality were defined as the ratio of saturated fatty acids to monouns..

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Matt Sabin Author

David Burgner Author

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Awarded by Yrjö Jahnssonin Säätiö

Funding Acknowledgements

This study was funded by the Academy of Finland (grant No. 206374, 294834, 251360, 275595, 322112, and 307996), Juho Vainio Foundation, Finnish Foundation for Cardiac Research, Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture, Finnish Cultural Foundation, Sigrid Juselius Foundation, Special Governmental Grants for Health Sciences Research (Turku University Hospital), Yrjo Jahnsson Foundation, and Turku University Foundation. C.G. Magnussen is supported by a National Heart Foundation of Australia Future Leader Fellowship (100849). D. Burgner is supported by an National Health and Medical Research Council Senior Research Fellowship (GTN1064629) and an Investigator Grant (GTN1175744). Research at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute is supported by Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program.