© 2012 the Nordic Societies of Public Health DOI: 10.1177/1403494812459473 Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 2012; 40(Suppl 9): 164–175 Summary

Although eating habits in Sweden have largely dete-riorated since 1980, some improvements have been observed in the most recent years. Between 1980 and 2010, the consumption of sweets rose from 10 to 15 kilos per person per year, while consumption of soft drinks increased from 30 to 90 litres. The average amount of energy consumed rose by 11 per cent, probably contributing to an increase in the number of overweight people. Moreover, our energy intake is almost 10 per cent higher compared to 1980. Protein intake has shown a particularly stable rise. Swedes continue to eat too little fruit, vegetables and fish, according to the Swedish National Food Agency’s dietary recommen-dations. Fewer than one person in ten eats fruit an