Nutrition experts are talking about the Nordic diet.As the name implies, the Nordic diet consists of foods of local origin and that are traditionally eaten in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.
Typically, the Nordic diet includes whole grains such as rye, barley and oats;berries and other fruits;Special cabbage vegetables and tubers such as potatoes and carrots;fatty fish such as salmon, mackerel and herring;and legumes (beans and peas).
Many call it the new Nordic diet, which has become a new food culture developed in 2009-13 with key emphasis on gastronomy, health and environment.The new Nordic diet is based on Nordic ingredients, but is adaptable worldwide.
Unlike the Mediterranean diet, which includes olive oil, favors rapeseed oil (canola oil), which is rich in healthy monounsaturated fats.And it also contains some alpha-linolenic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid of plant origin similar to omega-3 fatty acids found in fish.
Canola oil can help reduce LDL bad cholesterol and the risk of heart disease and stroke.Canola oil may be better to reduce bad cholesterol and improve heart health.The diet emphasizes processed foods and most fats in fat such as sausage or bacon.
Nordic diet health benefits -
Its health -related benefits are listed below:
• An important review by the World Health Organization (WHO) found that Mediterranean and Nordic diets reduce the risk of cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
• The diet could also contribute to weight loss.A study by the University of the East of Finland also found that the low diet regulates the expression of genes associated with inflammation, which is believed to contribute to many chronic health problems and plays a role in obesity.
• Processed foods are tastier, resulting in eating in excess and gaining weight.Since the Nordic diet dismiss the consumption of processed foods, avoid excessive consumption and resulting weight gain.
• Eating more than one diet based on plants is better for the environment since there are much fewer greenhouse gas emissions.About 14.5% of greenhouse gas emissions come from livestock production.It has been reported that industrial breeding for meat production contributes more to global warming than all aircraft, buses and combined cars.
The escontial -
It has been considered that the Mediterranean diet is the best in terms of health benefits that are believed to be offered.Now there is another diet that is leaving a mark on the culinary world in regards to its health benefits.This is the Nordic diet.
In many ways, it is very similar to the Mediterranean diet, but it depends on Colza Oil (Canola) instead of olive oil.It also differs in its selection of types of products, which are grown locally, depending on the weather, soil and water from the region.
Therefore, it covers both health and well -being of individual and environmental sustainability.