The Baltic Diet for the Future?

The Baltic diet reduces the risk of obesity and inflammation - found at the University of Helsinki research. The Baltic Sea diet is based on northern ingredients, that is, many fruits, berries and vegetables, home-grown cereals - rye, oats and barley - and rapeseed oil, fish and low-fat milk. This diet does not contain large amounts of red meat, animal fats and alcohols, "said Noora Kanerva, Ph.D. student at the University.

The diet plays a key role in preventing obesity and inflammation, which is considered to be an important risk factor for chronic diseases, including Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

The research was based on the Finnish National Health and Welfare Institute's health data collected from nearly 12,000 Finns. The doctoral candidate found that those who followed the diet of the Baltic diet consumed nearly twice as many North American grains, and consumed more carbohydrates, fibers, vitamins and minerals, but saturated fats less than others. Those who insisted on the Baltic diet had a 40 percent less chance of developing obesity than the average population, and the risk of inflammation was also 40 percent lower than those who did not eat this diet.

The researcher pointed out that those with difficulties in the Baltic diet would have been able to achieve significant improvements in smaller changes, including the consumption of brown rye bread. The PhD dissertation was published on the Julkari publication website operated by the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health.

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