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#Nordic diet lowers cholesterol, study findsa healthy Nordic diet lowers cholesterol levels and therefore the risk of cardiovascular disease a pan-Nordic study where Lund University participated has found. There was also decreased inflammation associated with pre-diabetes. -The subjects who ate a Nordic diet had lower levels of harmful LDL cholesterol and higher levels of good HDL cholesterol. The amount of harmful fat particles in the blood also declined says Lieselotte Cloetens a biomedical nutrition researcher at Lund University. The'healthy Nordic diet'used in the study contains local produce such as berries root vegetables legumes and cabbage. Nuts game poultry and fish are included also as well as whole grains rapeseed oil and low-fat dairy products. The rest of the group ate butter instead of rapeseed oil less berries and vegetables and had no rules on red meat or white bread intake. The researchers now want to focus on the diet's ability to maintain weight loss in a new study according to Lieselotte Cloetens who points out that the problem with most diets is maintaining the results. Story Source: The above story is provided based on materials by Lund University. Note: Materials may be edited for content and length. Journal Reference e

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