Court log 1.16 p.m.: In an earlier edition, news wrote that the Directorate of Health recommends zero alcohol. This is not true. They are presenting new advice in 2024. On Wednesday, the Norwegian Directorate of Health will present the new Norwegian reference values for energy and nutrients. The new dietary guidelines are planned to be launched in 2024. – There is a table showing how much you need of the various vitamins and minerals, says Linda Granlund. She is divisional director for public health and prevention in the Directorate of Health. In addition, it works as a tool for those who work with food and health in e.g. institutions, the health service, the education sector and the food industry. Myth that red wine is good for the heart Granlund tells news that the dietary advice for alcohol has not yet changed, as previously reported. – Research shows that there is no lower limit to how little you can drink in relation to the health consequences of alcohol. Linda Granlund says that they want to dispel the myth that a glass of red wine is good for the heart. Photo: Thomas Koonce But is it expected that there will be advice other than zero alcohol? – We have to look at how to formulate this and work with it, but it is a myth that a glass of red wine is good for the heart. Granlund says that every glass you opt out of is good for your health. Before we get new Norwegian dietary advice in 2024, the Directorate of Health must look at different data. They will look at the Nordic dietary guidelines that came before the summer and the reference values that were presented on Wednesday. In addition, they must look at the statistics on the development of the Norwegian diet. – For the time being, you must follow today’s dietary advice. You get very far if you eat a varied and healthy diet, says Granlund. Nordic Council: Cut down on alcohol One of the new recommendations in the Nordic Council is to cut down on alcohol, for the sake of health. – We bring alcohol, because it is a nutrient, because it provides energy and calories. But it has no known, beneficial effects, and it is toxic to all the body’s organs. You don’t get deficiency diseases from avoiding this nutrient, so abstinence is now recommended, says Erik Arnesen to NTB. He is a research fellow at the Department of Nutritional Sciences at UiO and a scientific advisor for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations and has been a member of the National Council for Nutrition. Do you know there will be a debate In the national professional councils, until now it has been stated that “From a nutritional point of view, the intake of alcohol should be limited and not exceed approximately 10 grams of alcohol per day for women and 20 grams per day for men”, but this will now changed, and the Norwegian Directorate of Health must review the advice on alcohol in the work on new dietary advice. – The safest thing is zero grams per day, says Arnesen, knowing full well that he may add more. According to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI), eight out of ten Norwegians answered in 2022 that they had drunk alcohol in the past year, and half had drunk six or more units of alcohol on the same occasion. The targets have been stable since 2012. Arnesen reminds that changes in reference values do not imply any prohibition or any moral recommendations. – These are recommendations based on a health perspective. There has been a great deal of new research showing that there is no “safe limit” for alcohol intake. There is also evidence that even low consumption of alcohol increases the risk of breast cancer and oesophageal cancer, says Arnesen. Nevertheless, he acknowledges that the debate around this can become a discussion about values. – As I said, we look at what will minimize risk. At the same time, there is nothing in life that does not involve risk, so that is probably why it triggers debate, says Arnesen.
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