Icelanders Eat More Sweets 23. ágúst 2006 12:32 Nammi A new consumer study conducted by the Government health institute shows that Icelanders consume more sugar than the other Nordic countries, or almost a kilo per inhabitant per week. Icelanders especially consume sugar in the form of soda drinks. On the positive side, Icelanders are eating more fruit, and the increase of fruit consumption is 13,2 kilos per inhabitant over the last two years. According ot Laufey Steingrímsdóttir, nutritionist, this is a surprise but could be traced to the fact that schools and companies are offering more fruit. Icelanders also hold a record within the Nordic countries for dairy consumption, and according to Laufey this is due mainly to a rise in dairy drinks from skyr and fermented milk. Meat consumption is also on the rise, in the form of chicken and lamb, whereas people are eating less fish. News News in English Mest lesið Skólamál í Kópavogi: Bókun eftir bókun á fundi bæjarstjórnar Innlent Hafna „órökstuddum fullyrðingum“ Sigurðar Inga Innlent Sé hægt að gera byltingu í íslensku heilbrigðiskerfi Innlent Glímdi við veikindi fyrir andlátið sem breyttu persónuleika hans Innlent Menningarráðherra skipaði son heilbrigðisráðherra í formannsstörf Innlent Gátu ekki opnað hraðbankann þrátt fyrir ítrekaðar tilraunir Innlent Þyrlan kölluð út vegna slasaðs manns í Gemludal Innlent Bylting framundan en Landspítalinn þurfi að hlaupa hraðar Innlent Grunaður hraðbankaþjófur nennti ekki með austur nóttina örlagaríku Innlent Stefna Open AI vegna sjálfsvígs sonarins Erlent
A new consumer study conducted by the Government health institute shows that Icelanders consume more sugar than the other Nordic countries, or almost a kilo per inhabitant per week. Icelanders especially consume sugar in the form of soda drinks. On the positive side, Icelanders are eating more fruit, and the increase of fruit consumption is 13,2 kilos per inhabitant over the last two years. According ot Laufey Steingrímsdóttir, nutritionist, this is a surprise but could be traced to the fact that schools and companies are offering more fruit. Icelanders also hold a record within the Nordic countries for dairy consumption, and according to Laufey this is due mainly to a rise in dairy drinks from skyr and fermented milk. Meat consumption is also on the rise, in the form of chicken and lamb, whereas people are eating less fish.
News News in English Mest lesið Skólamál í Kópavogi: Bókun eftir bókun á fundi bæjarstjórnar Innlent Hafna „órökstuddum fullyrðingum“ Sigurðar Inga Innlent Sé hægt að gera byltingu í íslensku heilbrigðiskerfi Innlent Glímdi við veikindi fyrir andlátið sem breyttu persónuleika hans Innlent Menningarráðherra skipaði son heilbrigðisráðherra í formannsstörf Innlent Gátu ekki opnað hraðbankann þrátt fyrir ítrekaðar tilraunir Innlent Þyrlan kölluð út vegna slasaðs manns í Gemludal Innlent Bylting framundan en Landspítalinn þurfi að hlaupa hraðar Innlent Grunaður hraðbankaþjófur nennti ekki með austur nóttina örlagaríku Innlent Stefna Open AI vegna sjálfsvígs sonarins Erlent