Health team for the elderly: a feasibility study for preventive home visits.

Unlabelled: The aim was to describe the development, utilization and feasibility of a model of preventive home visits, in an urban and a rural municipality in Norway.

Background: Older people >65 years will rise significantly in coming years. Increased age is associated with risk of disability, illness and need for public health services.

Dairy products and metabolic effects in overweight men and women: results from a 6-mo intervention study.

Background: Some epidemiologic studies have suggested inverse relations between intake of dairy products and components of the metabolic syndrome.

Objective: The objective was to investigate the effects of an increased intake of dairy products in persons with a habitually low intake on body composition and factors related to the metabolic syndrome.

Design: Middle-aged overweight subjects (n = 121) with traits of the metabolic syndrome were recruited in Finland, Norway, and Sweden and randomly assigned into milk or control groups.