Intake of dairy fat and dairy products, and risk of myocardial infarction: a case-control study.

The role of dairy fat in the aetiology of myocardial infarction (MI) is controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between intake of dairy fat and dairy products, and risk of a first acute MI. A total of 111 MI patients with a first acute MI and 107 population controls (men and women, age 45 75 years) were studied.

Micronutrient status in children with cerebral palsy.

Aim: To investigate micronutrient status in a group of children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Methods: Thirty-six children with CP, aged 1.5-17 years, completed a 4-day food diary, underwent anthropometric measurements and delivered blood for analysis of micronutrient concentrations.

Breast-feeding at 12 months of age and dietary habits among breast-fed and non-breast-fed infants.

Objective: To analyse factors associated with breast-feeding and use of sweetened drinks at 12 months, and to compare dietary habits among breast-fed and non-breast-fed infants.

Design: Data were collected by a semi-quantitative food-frequency questionnaire filled in by the parents.

Setting: National dietary survey in Norway.

High caffeine consumption in the third trimester of pregnancy: gender-specific effects on fetal growth.

It has been suggested that a high caffeine intake in pregnancy may be a risk factor for fetal growth retardation. We have tested this hypothesis in a population-based case-control study. Caffeine intake among 111 mothers of small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infants (56 boys, 55 girls) was compared with the intake among 747 mothers of non-SGA infants (368 boys, 379 girls).