“Nordic Diet” Touches All the Bases for Healthy Living

May 19, 2009: 07:48 PM EST

The “Nordic Diet” may be just as healthy as the Mediterranean diet, according to work at Copenhagen University. The traditional Scandinavian diet and lifestyle adds up to good health, researchers say. Mainstays are eating seasonal food, using locally sourced ingredients, and a balance of protein, carbohydrate and fat. Vegetables, grains and fish feature strongly, with meat about once a week. Report author Trine Hahnemann says some of the “old dishes” were “heavy and repetitive” and doesn’t believe everything was better in the old days. But the outdoor lifestyle, a connection with nature and using bicycles as a major form of transport do combine with the diet to keep people healthy. People also tend to “eat together around a table”, adding a valuable social component to the food.

Trine Hahnemann, "Coming Late 2009, The Nordic Diet ", Medical News Today, May 19, 2009, © MediLexicon International Ltd

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