Nordic
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These are common patterns, not a diagnosis. Your diet type is assigned from your genetic results. How we do it.
At a glance
Go-to breakfast: Overnight oats with nut butter, chia seeds, blueberry and banana.
Quick answers
Nordics can handle the occasional piece of wild game or grass fed beef, but shouldn’t make either food a staple.
No, Nordics likely don’t have the fat metabolism genes to pull off a ketogenic diet.
No.
The Nordic diet can include all sorts of fermented foods, with fermented dairy products the one notable exception.
The first place we look is the celiac genes, but absent the presence of those markers, Nordic diet types can handle carbs and thrive on a diet that includes oats, potatoes and high quality breads.
Biggest challenge
Balancing plant and animal sources of protein. Nordic diets can include some animal sources of saturated fat, but their fat scores put them in the group that should carefully watch their blood work to make sure they don’t see an uptick in LDL-P, an important metric for heart disease risk. Nordic dieters shouldn’t shy away from a few vegetarian days built into their weeks.
Closest relative
Not quite you? The nearest type is Forager. This is the tale of two different approaches to carbs. The Nordic dieter can handle a large range of carbs whereas Foragers should stick with a low glycemic, largely grain free diet.
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Only your DNA can tell you.
A simple cheek swab reveals your diet type.