– I eat when I’m hungry and when I eat, I eat what I want most without thinking about whether it’s raw food, processed or ultra-processed food. That’s what comedian and comedian Hans Morten Hansen says, perhaps best known for the character Gullestad in the TV series “Side om side”. He describes his relationship with food as passionate, and is provoked by being told what he should eat. news talks to him before he is to discuss ultra-processed food in Debatten. – So I could end up in a bad accident on the way to news tonight, me. I have no guarantees that it won’t happen, and then I won’t be able to celebrate because I’ve been eating healthy for the years I’ve lived, says Hansen. Hans Morten Hansen is tired of being told what he should eat to live a good life. Photo: Christian Breidlid Want steak, pizza and pasta Social media is full of food influencers offering dietary advice. Among other things, influencer and author of the book “Children’s Revolution”, Maja Skogstad, has come out strongly against ultra-processed food. – We have to talk about the fact that the food we buy can be harmful to our health. Ultra-processed food makes you weak and unhealthy, she says. See the Debate on ultra-processed food here: Experts disagree about how much food preparation has to do with how healthy the food is. Comedian Hansen thinks it’s good to teach his kids about healthy foods, and says he tries to do the same. – But I must be allowed to enjoy myself, and people must be allowed to make their own choices. That’s why I get a little provoked by people who say you have to do it, you have to do it, you have to do it, says Hansen. The Nordic dietary advice According to the Nordic nutritional recommendations, one should choose these types of food in order to eat healthy and climate-friendly: Mainly plant-based diet, with lots of vegetables, fruit, berries, potatoes and whole grains Rich intake of fish and nuts Moderate intake of dairy products with a low fat content Limit intake of red meat and poultry Minimal intake of processed meat, alcohol, and processed food, with a lot of fat, salt and sugar Source: https://www.norden.org/no/news/sunt-og-baerekraftig-kosthold-siste-nytt -about-the-Nordic-nutrition-recommendations He himself likes light bread, steak, pizza, pasta and burgers. He says he’s a vegetable too. – If the potato is a vegetable. I could just eat a bowl of potatoes if I had to, but I’m not the most enthusiastic person in the salad bar at the supermarket, I’m not, says Hansen. The 59-year-old says his health is good despite the fact that he has type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. He takes medication for all of this, he says, and the arrows are pointing in the right direction. – The last time I went to the doctor I was told that I had blood pressure as an 18-year-old, says Hansen. Treating yourself to cancer Skogstad, who is behind the Instagram account “ernaeringsmamma” and has a master’s degree in community nutrition, is shocked by Hansen’s food philosophy. – If you are concerned with a good life, getting cancer and other diseases is not a particularly good life, says Skogstad. Maja Skogstad thinks Norwegians should change their view of what “kos” is. Photo: Christian Breidlid On her Instagram account, one of the posts is entitled “Enjoy yourself with cancer”, where she goes out against what she calls the culture of enjoyment around food in Norway. – This does not mean that we should not pamper ourselves, but that we must redefine what pampering is, she wrote in the post. She believes the food industry has gained too much power when it comes to information about what is healthy food. – They are the ones who get to talk about the benefits of their products and they sanitize their products, so that they stand out as healthier than the raw materials, says Skogstad. She gives examples such as Kjellholmerka breakfast mixes, tube cheese and sugar-free soft drinks. – If you find out that the artificial sweetener can potentially change your intestinal flora, then it’s not as tempting anymore. Experts disagree Professor at the University of Bergen (UiB), Simon Erling Nitter Dankel, has researched that ultra-processed food increases the risk of cancer by between six and 20 per cent. – We have reached a level we should be concerned about, says Dankel. He says that a higher level of ultra-processed food in the diet can lead to obesity, type two diabetes, depression and anxiety. Researcher at the University of Oslo, Jacob Juel Christensen, is not as concerned as the UiB professor. – There are many studies that show what Dankel points out here, but that does not mean that there is a causal connection, says Christensen. He says there are advantages to ultra-processed food. – If you compare regular soda with artificially sweetened soda, it is beneficial for better weight control. Soft vegetable margarine compared to butter also has an effect on various vascular diseases. Doctor Charlotte Salter says ultra-processed food is designed to make us addicted to the food. – It is very dangerous, because when you eat a lot of ultra-processed food and you don’t get properly full because they take out more nutrients and fibre, it means that you want to eat more, says Salter.
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