Liisa Valsta
Biographic Data
| ID | 3477870 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Liisa Valsta |
| GIVEN NAMES | Liisa |
| FAMILY NAME | Valsta |
| SIGNATURE | VALSTA L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5203-278X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 35 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The association of food consumption and macronutrient intake with dietary climate impact in Finland: Considerations on the role of energy intake
Objective: To study (1) the differences in dietary climate impact between sociodemographic groups, (2) the differences in food consumption and macronutrient intake as absolute amounts and in relation to energy intake by dietary climate impact level and (3) food groups as contributors of dietary climate impact. Design: Food consumption and energy and macronutrient intakes were calculated based on two non-consecutive 24-hour dietary recalls. Dietar…
Reducing the carbon footprint of diets across socio-demographic groups in Finland: A mathematical optimisation study
Objectives: To characterise nutritionally adequate, climate-friendly diets that are culturally acceptable across socio-demographic groups. To identify potential equity issues linked to more climate-friendly and nutritionally adequate dietary changes. Design: An optimisation model minimises distance from observed diets subject to nutritional, greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) and food-habit constraints. It is calibrated to socio-demographic groups d…
Partial replacement of red and processed meat with legumes: A modelling study of the impact on nutrient intakes and nutrient adequacy on the population level
Objective: The shift towards plant-based diets with less meat and more legumes is a global target and requires an understanding of the consequences of dietary adequacy on the population level. Our aim was to model the impact of partial replacement of red and processed meat with legumes on nutrient intakes and population shares below dietary reference intakes. Design: Modelling study with three scenarios anchored in meat cut-offs: ≤ 70 g/d (Finnis…
Population group differences in subjective importance of meat in diet and red and processed meat consumption
Red and processed meat (RPM) consumption associates directly with several unfavorable health outcomes and with environmental impact of diet. RPM consumption differs between certain population groups, and moreover, encompasses various subjective meanings. Literature on determinants of subjective importance of meat in diet (SIM), however, is scarce. Aims of this study were to determine which sociodemographic and -economic characteristics associate …
Dietary Heavy Metal Exposure among Finnish Adults in 2007 and in 2012
For the non-smoking and non-occupationally exposed population in Europe, food is the main source of heavy metal exposure. The aim of the study was to estimate the dietary exposure of the Finnish adult population to cadmium, lead, inorganic arsenic, inorganic mercury and methyl mercury as well as nickel using governmental as well as industry data on heavy metal occurrence in foodstuffs and the data from two national food consumption surveys conduc…
Justice in transitions: Widening considerations of justice in dietary transition
Just transition is gaining increasing attention.The need to consider social justice in sustainability transitions is finally being acknowledged.Research on this issue has, to date, mainly concentrated on energy systems.In this paper, we examine how the elaboration of dietary transition widens the spectrum of justice questions in sustainability transitions research.We explicate the arising normative questions along the dimensions of distributive, …
Dietary survey methodology of Findiet 2007 with a risk assessment perspective
A cross-sectional survey, FINDIET 2007, was carried out in Finland. Food intake data was collected by a 48 h recall interview. Additional food intake data was collected by a repeated 3 d food diary, a barcode-based product diary, a food frequency questionnaire and by a supplementary questionnaire on rarely eaten foods. The purpose of the present paper is to describe the methodology of the national dietary survey and to discuss the particular impl…
Explaining the 25-year decline of serum cholesterol by dietary changes and use of lipid-lowering medication in Finland
Objective To assess to what extent the observed dietary changes and increased use of lipid-lowering medication can explain the almost 20 % decline in serum cholesterol (referring to serum total cholesterol) level observed from 1982 to 2007 in Finland. Design Predicted changes of serum cholesterol were calculated by the Keys’ equation assuming the effect of trans fatty acids to be similar to SFA and using the dietary intake data of the national di…
Monitoring diet and diet-related chronic disease risk factors in Finland
Health and dietary monitoring has a long history in Finland. The aim of this review is to summarise the main sources of Finnish dietary information including food balance sheets, household budget survey data, questionnaires related to dietary behaviour and risk factors of main chronic diseases as well as dietary surveys. According to these sources, dietary behaviour and food choices have changed considerably during the last decades. For example, …
Nutrition policy in Finland
The present study describes the main actions in Finnish nutrition policy during the past decades. The main actor is the National Nutrition Council, which provides nutritional recommendations and action programmes, and sets up expert groups to solve nutritional problems in the population. The main fortification programmes have been the iodization of table salt, supplementation of selenium to fertilizers and the vitamin D fortification programme. A…
Findiet 2007 Survey: Energy and nutrient intakes
Objective The National FINDIET surveys are carried out every 5 years to monitor dietary habits and nutrient intake of the adult Finnish population. The latest survey was carried out in 2007. Design Cross-sectional population-based study. Dietary assessment was carried out using 48 h recall interviews. A picture book of food portions was used to estimate portion sizes and the national Food Composition Database Fineli ® to calculate nutrient intake…
Labelling the salt content in foods: A useful tool in reducing sodium intake in Finland
Objective To estimate the impact of choosing food products labelled either as low or high in salt on salt intake in the Finnish adult population. Setting and subjects The National FINDIET 2002 survey with 48-hour recalls from 2007 subjects aged 25–64 years. Sodium intake was calculated based on the Fineli ® food composition database including the sodium content of natural and processed foods as well as the salt content of recipes. The distributio…
Efficacy and safety of food fortification with calcium among adults in Finland
Objective To examine the efficacy and safety of foods fortified with calcium in the adult population in Finland. Design A simulation study based on the FINDIET 2002 Survey, which estimated habitual food consumption, dietary supplement use and nutrient intakes using 48-hour recall and two 3-day food records, and an Internet survey of the consumption of fortified foods and dietary supplements. Setting/participants Participants of FINDIET 2002 were …
Fruit and vegetables
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Food composition issues – implications for the development of food-based dietary guidelines
Sound food composition databases that are both comprehensive and representative of available foods are an essential basic tool to develop Food Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDG). The main drawbacks of current food composition databases available in the European Union are: partial coverage of foods and nutrients, variability of analytical data, lack of accuracy in the description of food items, need for harmonisation of the expression of nutrients. A…
Effects of reduced-fat diets with different fatty acid compositions on serum lipoprotein lipids and apolipoproteins
Objective: To compare the effects on serum lipoproteins of three isocaloric diets with reduced total fat and saturated fatty acid (SFA) contents but with different proportions of monounsaturated (MUFA) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). Design: A low-fat diet (LF) provided 20 en% fat, 7.9% SFA, 7.8% MUFA, 3.0% PUFA; a high-PUFA diet (HP) 26 en% fat, 7.5% SFA, 8.2% MUFA, 8.1% PUFA; and a high-MUFA diet (HM) 26 en% fat, 7.3% SFA, 14.1% MUFA, 3…
Justice in transitions: Widening considerations of justice in dietary transition
Just transition is gaining increasing attention.The need to consider social justice in sustainability transitions is finally being acknowledged.Research on this issue has, to date, mainly concentrated on energy systems.In this paper, we examine how the elaboration of dietary transition widens the spectrum of justice questions in sustainability transitions research.We explicate the arising normative questions along the dimensions of distributive, …
Effects of reduced-fat diets with different fatty acid compositions on serum lipoprotein lipids and apolipoproteins
Objective: To compare the effects on serum lipoproteins of three isocaloric diets with reduced total fat and saturated fatty acid (SFA) contents but with different proportions of monounsaturated (MUFA) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). Design: A low-fat diet (LF) provided 20 en% fat, 7.9% SFA, 7.8% MUFA, 3.0% PUFA; a high-PUFA diet (HP) 26 en% fat, 7.5% SFA, 8.2% MUFA, 8.1% PUFA; and a high-MUFA diet (HM) 26 en% fat, 7.3% SFA, 14.1% MUFA, 3…
Fruit and vegetables
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Food composition issues – implications for the development of food-based dietary guidelines
Sound food composition databases that are both comprehensive and representative of available foods are an essential basic tool to develop Food Based Dietary Guidelines (FBDG). The main drawbacks of current food composition databases available in the European Union are: partial coverage of foods and nutrients, variability of analytical data, lack of accuracy in the description of food items, need for harmonisation of the expression of nutrients. A…
Efficacy and safety of food fortification with calcium among adults in Finland
Objective To examine the efficacy and safety of foods fortified with calcium in the adult population in Finland. Design A simulation study based on the FINDIET 2002 Survey, which estimated habitual food consumption, dietary supplement use and nutrient intakes using 48-hour recall and two 3-day food records, and an Internet survey of the consumption of fortified foods and dietary supplements. Setting/participants Participants of FINDIET 2002 were …
Labelling the salt content in foods: A useful tool in reducing sodium intake in Finland
Objective To estimate the impact of choosing food products labelled either as low or high in salt on salt intake in the Finnish adult population. Setting and subjects The National FINDIET 2002 survey with 48-hour recalls from 2007 subjects aged 25–64 years. Sodium intake was calculated based on the Fineli ® food composition database including the sodium content of natural and processed foods as well as the salt content of recipes. The distributio…
Dietary survey methodology of Findiet 2007 with a risk assessment perspective
A cross-sectional survey, FINDIET 2007, was carried out in Finland. Food intake data was collected by a 48 h recall interview. Additional food intake data was collected by a repeated 3 d food diary, a barcode-based product diary, a food frequency questionnaire and by a supplementary questionnaire on rarely eaten foods. The purpose of the present paper is to describe the methodology of the national dietary survey and to discuss the particular impl…
Explaining the 25-year decline of serum cholesterol by dietary changes and use of lipid-lowering medication in Finland
Objective To assess to what extent the observed dietary changes and increased use of lipid-lowering medication can explain the almost 20 % decline in serum cholesterol (referring to serum total cholesterol) level observed from 1982 to 2007 in Finland. Design Predicted changes of serum cholesterol were calculated by the Keys’ equation assuming the effect of trans fatty acids to be similar to SFA and using the dietary intake data of the national di…
Monitoring diet and diet-related chronic disease risk factors in Finland
Health and dietary monitoring has a long history in Finland. The aim of this review is to summarise the main sources of Finnish dietary information including food balance sheets, household budget survey data, questionnaires related to dietary behaviour and risk factors of main chronic diseases as well as dietary surveys. According to these sources, dietary behaviour and food choices have changed considerably during the last decades. For example, …
Nutrition policy in Finland
The present study describes the main actions in Finnish nutrition policy during the past decades. The main actor is the National Nutrition Council, which provides nutritional recommendations and action programmes, and sets up expert groups to solve nutritional problems in the population. The main fortification programmes have been the iodization of table salt, supplementation of selenium to fertilizers and the vitamin D fortification programme. A…
Findiet 2007 Survey: Energy and nutrient intakes
Objective The National FINDIET surveys are carried out every 5 years to monitor dietary habits and nutrient intake of the adult Finnish population. The latest survey was carried out in 2007. Design Cross-sectional population-based study. Dietary assessment was carried out using 48 h recall interviews. A picture book of food portions was used to estimate portion sizes and the national Food Composition Database Fineli ® to calculate nutrient intake…
Dietary Heavy Metal Exposure among Finnish Adults in 2007 and in 2012
For the non-smoking and non-occupationally exposed population in Europe, food is the main source of heavy metal exposure. The aim of the study was to estimate the dietary exposure of the Finnish adult population to cadmium, lead, inorganic arsenic, inorganic mercury and methyl mercury as well as nickel using governmental as well as industry data on heavy metal occurrence in foodstuffs and the data from two national food consumption surveys conduc…
Justice in transitions: Widening considerations of justice in dietary transition
Just transition is gaining increasing attention.The need to consider social justice in sustainability transitions is finally being acknowledged.Research on this issue has, to date, mainly concentrated on energy systems.In this paper, we examine how the elaboration of dietary transition widens the spectrum of justice questions in sustainability transitions research.We explicate the arising normative questions along the dimensions of distributive, …
Population group differences in subjective importance of meat in diet and red and processed meat consumption
Red and processed meat (RPM) consumption associates directly with several unfavorable health outcomes and with environmental impact of diet. RPM consumption differs between certain population groups, and moreover, encompasses various subjective meanings. Literature on determinants of subjective importance of meat in diet (SIM), however, is scarce. Aims of this study were to determine which sociodemographic and -economic characteristics associate …
Partial replacement of red and processed meat with legumes: A modelling study of the impact on nutrient intakes and nutrient adequacy on the population level
Objective: The shift towards plant-based diets with less meat and more legumes is a global target and requires an understanding of the consequences of dietary adequacy on the population level. Our aim was to model the impact of partial replacement of red and processed meat with legumes on nutrient intakes and population shares below dietary reference intakes. Design: Modelling study with three scenarios anchored in meat cut-offs: ≤ 70 g/d (Finnis…
Reducing the carbon footprint of diets across socio-demographic groups in Finland: A mathematical optimisation study
Objectives: To characterise nutritionally adequate, climate-friendly diets that are culturally acceptable across socio-demographic groups. To identify potential equity issues linked to more climate-friendly and nutritionally adequate dietary changes. Design: An optimisation model minimises distance from observed diets subject to nutritional, greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) and food-habit constraints. It is calibrated to socio-demographic groups d…
The association of food consumption and macronutrient intake with dietary climate impact in Finland: Considerations on the role of energy intake
Objective: To study (1) the differences in dietary climate impact between sociodemographic groups, (2) the differences in food consumption and macronutrient intake as absolute amounts and in relation to energy intake by dietary climate impact level and (3) food groups as contributors of dietary climate impact. Design: Food consumption and energy and macronutrient intakes were calculated based on two non-consecutive 24-hour dietary recalls. Dietar…
Medicine (13 works) · Environmental health (12 works) · Nutritional Studies and Diet (11 works) · Food Science (8 works) · Population (8 works) · Biology (7 works) · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling (7 works) · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact (5 works) · Nutrient (5 works) · Chemistry (3 works)