The Nordic diet is a healthy eating pattern that emphasizes locally sourced, seasonal foods primarily from Scandinavian countries like Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland, focusing on plant-based foods, whole grains, seafood, and moderate amounts of fish, eggs, and dairy, while limiting processed foods and red meat, similar in concept to the Mediterranean diet but with a greater emphasis on local, wild, and foraged ingredients like berries and fish from the region; often using canola oil instead of olive oil as a primary fat source.
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