New dietary advice is now ready, signed by the Nordic nutritional recommendations NNR. The report gives advice on changes in diet, information on different food groups and takes into account both climate and health benefits. Rune Blomhoff, who is a professor at the University of Oslo and has led the committee behind the report, says it is a large and ground-breaking report. – There are no other regions in the world that have an equivalent. So it is a report that is already attracting international attention. Climate and health hand in hand To eat healthily and climate-friendly, according to the report, one should choose the following diet: 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 Limited intake of red meat and poultry Minimal intake of processed meat, alcohol and processed food, with a lot of fat, salt and sugar NUTRITION RESEARCHER: Rune Blomhoff says the new report has clear findings regarding what diet we should have. Photo: University of Oslo Rune Blomhoff says it is very interesting that there is such a large correspondence between consideration for the environment and health benefits. – The diet that is far better for our health is also far better for the planet. On the whole, there are very small contradictions. He explains: – The clear best is to have a plant-based diet and a reduced content of animal foods. It is what has the greatest health effect. SMÅGODT: Little sugar is one of the factors for healthy living, it has been established. Photo: Simon Skjelvik Brandseth / news Less risk of disease He says the research is clearly ours regarding the health benefits of choosing such a diet. – There is very clear evidence that it is this diet that reduces the risk of various types of chronic diseases. Such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer and early death. There the evidence is getting stronger and stronger. In the report, they also recommend eating a lot of fish. – We recommend that the fish intake be increased from the current level. There is a clear health benefit from that as well. Here we have the same dietary advice as we have previously had in Norway. It is also written in the report that there should be a minimal intake of processed food, which contains large amounts of salt and sugar. – We see that we get too much of these substances. It contributes to obesity and the risk of diseases. RECOMMENDED: Red meat should be eaten less, according to the new report. 350 grams a week is the maximum. Photo: Tiril Mettesdatter Solvang / news You should avoid alcohol The report also concludes that you should avoid all alcohol. Researcher Blomhoff admits that this is somewhat contrary to previous advice. – In the past, there has been an opinion that a moderate intake of alcohol could be protective against cardiovascular diseases. Now, recent research has weakened this assumption. Now there is no reason to believe that there is a protective effect. In addition, there has been new research and evidence that low doses of alcohol also increase the risk of cancer. – And unfortunately there is no lower safe limit for alcohol intake. So if you have an intake of alcohol it should be very low. The researcher is clear that there are many people who do not follow this advice about low alcohol intake. – And therefore it would be a great health benefit if many people started to follow it. The best thing for your health is not to drink alcohol. UTING: Norwegians like a glass of white and a glass of red sometimes. But it should be avoided as much as possible, according to the new report. Photo: colourbox.com / colourbox.com Disagreement among researchers The entire dietary report is 2,000 pages long, and hundreds of researchers have contributed to the work. But not everyone is satisfied with the report that has now been drawn up. Four of the researchers have withdrawn from the collaboration. – The content of the background article cannot be recognized in the recommendations. It is problematic and very surprising, Marit Kolby has told BT. But Rune Blomhoff believes that it is not unexpected that there is some disagreement among researchers in such extensive work. He has written to Nationen: – Our opinion is that the vast majority of the approximately 400 external researchers who have been involved, essentially support both method and process in the NNR project. We are very pleased that there is such a large consensus among the researchers who have participated in the academic work. The report provides advice to the health authorities – now the health authorities must find out how the advice should best be communicated to the population in the Nordic region. See more articles on health and diet here.
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