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    The Nordic Diet, Explained?

    The U.S. News and World Report ranks many things each year, including diets. They evaluate each entry for short-term weight loss, long term weight-loss, general health benefits, and follow-ability. In 2021, many familiar favorites made the list: Mediterranean, Flexitarian, Weight Watchers. But coming in at number nine was one with less American household recognition: Nordic. What is the Nordic diet, exactly? “It’s a healthy, whole-food, plant-centric diet that focuses on consuming more vegetables and fruit, whole grains instead of refined grains, and organic, local, and wild as often as possible,” holistic nutritionist Maria Marlowe tells Vogue. “The Nordic diet is similar to paleo in its focus on whole, real foods and high-quality animal products, but…

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    Dinner with Michael Pollan and Ruth Reichl

    Leave to an iconic institution like the Smithsonian to bring together two iconic gourmands of our time over a quiet dinner: Michael Pollan (author of Cooked) and Ruth Reichl (former editor of Gourmet magazine and author of Delicious!). Now us mortals can be a fly on the wall to listen to what two of the biggest gourmet food influencers have to say about stirring up the next Food Revolution. Ruth Reichl: The thing that’s so odd is you’ve sort of become the voice of food for Americans but you didn’t start off as a cook. Michael Pollan: Not at all. My whole interest in food grew from my interest in gardens and the question…