title: Dietary composition and nutrient content of the New Nordic Diet.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the dietary composition of the New Nordic Diet (NND) and to compare it with the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations (NNR)/Danish Food-based Dietary Guidelines (DFDG) and with the average Danish diet.
  
  
  METHODS
  Dietary components with clear health-promoting properties included in the DFDG were included in the NND in amounts at least equivalent to those prescribed by the DFDG. The quantities of the other dietary components in the NND were based on scientific arguments for their potential health-promoting properties together with considerations of acceptability, toxicological concerns, availability and the environment. Calculations were conducted for quantifying the dietary and nutrient composition of the NND.
  
  
  METHODS
  Denmark.
  
  
  METHODS
  None.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The NND is characterized by a high content of fruits and vegetables (especially berries, cabbages, root vegetables and legumes), fresh herbs, potatoes, plants and mushrooms from the wild countryside, whole grains, nuts, fish and shellfish, seaweed, free-range livestock (including pigs and poultry) and game. Overall, the average daily intakes of macro- and micronutrients in the NND meet the NNR with small adjustments based on evidence of their health-promoting properties.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The NND is a prototype regional diet that takes palatability, health, food culture and the environment into consideration. Regionally appropriate healthy diets could be created on similar principles anywhere in the world.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark. Charlotte@madkulturen.dk
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mithril
authors.forename: Lars Ove
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: Dragsted
authors.forename: Claus
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Inge
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tetens
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Biltoft-Jensen
authors.forename: Arne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Astrup
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003718:Denmark; D004032:Diet / Q000592:standards*; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D002523:Edible Grain; D005399:Fishes; D005638:Fruit; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D018977:Micronutrients / Q000032:analysis; D009752:Nutritional Status; D009754:Nuts; D011200:Poultry; D064167:Recommended Dietary Allowances; D013552:Swine; D014675:Vegetables
chemical_list: D004044:Dietary Proteins; D018977:Micronutrients