Invitation

Launch of new Nordic study on lifestyle habits

The Nordic Council of Ministers will on 2 December 2025 launch the new round of NORMO – the joint Nordic monitoring of diet, physical activity and overweight/obesity. The study, carried out among others by the DTU National Food Institute, sheds light on health-related behaviours in selected areas and thus indicates where there may be a need for health promotion initiatives, for example in relation to preventing diseases such as cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

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FACTS

NORMO monitors developments in the Nordic countries among children (7–12 years) and adults (18–65 years) in relation to diet, physical activity and overweight/obesity as well as alcohol, tobacco and nicotine products. The survey was carried out in 2011, 2014 and 2024.

The study is a repeated cross-sectional survey based on random samples drawn from the national population registers. In 2024, around 1,000 adults and 500 children were invited in each country. Data were collected using a combination of computer-assisted telephone interviews and online questionnaires, and responses were weighted for age, sex and education so that the results are representative at population level in each country and can be compared across the Nordic Region