Park Life 71 Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Nordic diet as healthy as Mediterranean foods Olive oil, vegetables, citrus fruit and unrefined cereals from the Mediterranean may be replaced in slimmers' shopping baskets by Scandinavian rapeseed oil, elk and berries such as cowberries and cloudberries. By Richard Gray, Science Correspondent Last Updated: 3:13PM GMT 14 Mar 2009 The Mediterranean diet – one of the leading eating plans for the past 20 years – is facing competition from the "Nordic diet", which, scientists are finding, could be significantly healthier. The findings have generated excitement among many nutrition experts in the United Kingdom as the British climate is more suited to producing the kinds of foods found in Scandinavia than it is to growing the sun-ripened foods of the Mediterranean. Scientists at the University of Copenhagen, in Denmark, have set up a EURO 13.3 million (£12.2 million) project aimed at identifying and testing more products from the region that can fit into the "New Nordic Diet". They also plan to carry out trials with schoolchildren to see how the diet can help improve their health. Professor Arne Astrup, president of the International Association for the Study of Obesity and head of the department of human nutrition at Copenhagen University, is leading the project. He said: "The plan is to develop a counterpart to the Mediterranean diet that is superior in terms of health effects and palatability." In Finland, around 23 per cent of people are obese; in Sweden, the figure is as low as 10 per cent; but in the UK, the number is around 25 per cent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 The Antarctic diet beats them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15871 Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Plenty of oily fish. Even if they do leave it to rot in a barrel for six months first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 22493 Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Nordic diet as healthy as Mediterranean foodsOlive oil, vegetables, citrus fruit and unrefined cereals from the Mediterranean may be replaced in slimmers' shopping baskets by Scandinavian rapeseed oil, elk and berries such as cowberries and cloudberries. By Richard Gray, Science Correspondent Last Updated: 3:13PM GMT 14 Mar 2009 The Mediterranean diet – one of the leading eating plans for the past 20 years – is facing competition from the "Nordic diet", which, scientists are finding, could be significantly healthier. The findings have generated excitement among many nutrition experts in the United Kingdom as the British climate is more suited to producing the kinds of foods found in Scandinavia than it is to growing the sun-ripened foods of the Mediterranean. Scientists at the University of Copenhagen, in Denmark, have set up a EURO 13.3 million (£12.2 million) project aimed at identifying and testing more products from the region that can fit into the "New Nordic Diet". They also plan to carry out trials with schoolchildren to see how the diet can help improve their health. Professor Arne Astrup, president of the International Association for the Study of Obesity and head of the department of human nutrition at Copenhagen University, is leading the project. He said: "The plan is to develop a counterpart to the Mediterranean diet that is superior in terms of health effects and palatability." In Finland, around 23 per cent of people are obese; in Sweden, the figure is as low as 10 per cent; but in the UK, the number is around 25 per cent. Palatability? I'm not sure the University of Copenhagen will have a completely objective viewpoint on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43695 Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 (edited) Reindeer burgers at Maccy D's ? Edited April 16, 2009 by Monkeys Fist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 In Sweden, the figure is as low as 10 per cent What does that mean btw? It's actually higher than that but we'll ignore urban areas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 22493 Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 In Sweden, the figure is as low as 10 per cent What does that mean btw? It's actually higher than that but we'll ignore urban areas? Just bad use of English I would imagine. Probably means the same as the others, i.e. approximately 10%. I suspect it's got something to do with porn personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15871 Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 In Sweden, the figure is as low as 10 per cent What does that mean btw? It's actually higher than that but we'll ignore urban areas? Just bad use of English I would imagine. Aye. "In Sweden, the figure is 10%, which is low" basically. Doesn't read quite as smoothly that way though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 In Sweden, the figure is as low as 10 per cent What does that mean btw? It's actually higher than that but we'll ignore urban areas? Just bad use of English I would imagine. Probably means the same as the others, i.e. approximately 10%. I suspect it's got something to do with porn personally. Your probably right. And yes, that was intentional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I like swedish nosh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 22493 Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I like swedish nosh. Do you like to nosh swedes though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 The Witty Banter Diet is next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted April 17, 2009 Author Share Posted April 17, 2009 Been to Finland a few times and be sure, bbq's raindeer is lush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 The Witty Banter Diet is next. Are you on hunger strike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 The Witty Banter Diet is next. Are you on hunger strike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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