Jornal SBC 148 · Novembro · 2014
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Following the Mediterranean
diet, the new Nordic diet is
the latest trend in healthy
eating especially created
to bridge the occasional
conflicting interests of health,
gastronomy, and sustainability
as well as to aid weight control
and reduce blood pressure,
according to a recent
study on the prevention of
cardiovascular disease.
This diet was first developed
after Danes described difficulties integrating
a Mediterranean diet into their regular eating
habits. Thus, the OPUS project was devised
to create a healthier and more sustainable
food environment in Denmark, with emphasis
on palatability and the gastronomic potential.
The dietary components of the Nordic diet
were developed by chefs from the acclaimed
Copenhagen restaurant Noma (now designated
the best restaurant in the world), who were
selected because of their distinct Nordic identity
and consideration of the environment.
The diet comprises 15 food groups: fruit and
vegetables (especially berries, cabbages, root
vegetables, and legumes), potatoes, fresh herbs,
plants andmushrooms gathered fromthewild, nuts,
whole grains, meat from livestock, fish, shellfish,
and seaweed. Typical recipes include baked cod
with celery, sweet water pike grilled with summer
cabbage, and turbot in bread crumbs.
English Corner
Indeed, diet and weight control are a good ways
to prevent cardiovascular disease.
Vocabulary
1. SUSTAINABLE - Sustentável
2. ENVIRONMENT - Meio ambiente
3. TO COMPRISE - Compreender, incluir, conter
4. SCALLOP - Vieira
5. SWEET WATER PIKE - Um tipo de peixe de
água doce que se chama lúcio
6. TURBOT - Um peixe chamado rodovalho
7. COD FISH - Bacalhau
8. GATHERED FROM THE WILD - Colhido do
agreste
9. SEAWEED - Alga marinha
10. CABBAGE - Repolho
11. WHOLE GRAINS - Grãos integrais
12. SHELLFISH - Marisco, molusco
13. MEATS FROM LIVESTOCK - Criação, gado
14. CELERY - Aipo
Ricky Silveira
Mello
Professor de inglês
especializado em
Cardiologia
rickysilveiramello@terra.
com.br
