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Hans Törnblom

Hans Törnblom

Associate Professor of Gastroenterology and Senior Consultant at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, expert in gut-brain interaction disorders.

Jun 29, 2026

8:41
And in your opinion, are there any features that are not controversial, which characterize a healthy diet? And what are these?
8:54
This is a difficult question.
8:55
It also involves what I said, like political aspects and very much.
8:59
It's a little bit like religion, that there are believers and non-believers in what a healthy diet is.
9:04
And sometimes it's very important, very difficult to leave your standpoint, to kill your darling, so to say.
9:11
But if we look upon different definitions of healthy diet as we know it for now, there is a few areas at least, some broad principles where I think there is good agreement, both from a scientific, cultural and political point of view.
9:27
Like eat mostly minimally processed food, hopefully eat plenty of vegetables and fruits.

18 MINS LATER

27:42
Don't believe the hype.

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