Salmon, mackerel, rye, oats, berries, vegetables and rapeseed oil. These are characteristic ingredients of the Nordic diet and are also part of the dietary pattern examined in a clinical study conducted by researchers at Uppsala University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The results suggest that a healthy Nordic diet<\/strong>, rich in fibre from whole grains, fruit and vegetables and low in saturated fat, may have beneficial effects in people with type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The randomised controlled trial included 150 people with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes<\/strong>. Participants were assigned to follow one of three dietary patterns for one year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of these was the healthy Nordic diet, described by the researchers as a Nordic version of the Mediterranean diet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The recommended foods included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Across all three groups, participants also reduced their intake of red and processed meat, sugar-sweetened beverages, sweets and snacks with added sugar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The researchers expected all of the dietary patterns studied to have beneficial effects, but the results of the Nordic diet exceeded expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Among participants with diabetes, the amount of fat in the liver decreased by just over 20%<\/strong>, while blood glucose control improved over the course of one year. More than half of the participants no longer had fatty liver disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The healthy Nordic diet also had favourable effects on body weight, inflammation and blood lipid profiles, and reduced signs of liver damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another important finding was that weight loss explained only about 56% of the reduction in liver fat<\/strong>. According to the researchers, this suggests that the composition of the diet itself also contributed to the results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The results do not mean that salmon, mackerel or any other individual food, consumed on its own, can prevent or treat diabetes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The research examined a complete dietary pattern<\/strong> followed for one year. The observed effects should therefore be considered in the context of the overall diet and not attributed to any single food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The combination of whole grains, vegetables, fruit, fish and plant-based fats, together with a reduced intake of processed foods and added sugar, is what characterises the diet studied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fish plays an important role in Nordic cuisine, and salmon and mackerel were explicitly included in the Nordic diet examined in the study<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the same time, Nordic cuisine includes a much wider variety of fish and seafood products, from salmon and herring to different traditional regional specialities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For Nordic Prime, interest in this type of research is part of a broader perspective on Nordic food and cuisine. Product selection is based not only on taste, but also on origin, consistent quality, traceability, and clear information about the product and producer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Uppsala University study does not individually validate Nordic Prime products and should not be interpreted as a medical claim about them. However, it provides a relevant perspective on a Nordic dietary pattern in which fish, whole grains, vegetables and simple ingredients play an important role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For Nordic Prime, accurate information is part of product selection: knowing what we offer, where it comes from, and who stands behind it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nThree dietary patterns followed over one year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Nordic diet surprised the researchers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
It is not about a single food.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Fish in the Nordic diet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n