Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Dr. Pekka Puska transformed Finland by convincing Finns to eat more whole plants and less saturated fat.

The Finnish Town That Went On A Diet:
theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/04/finlands-radical-heart-health-transformation/389766

The North Karelia Project in Finland: A societal shift favouring healthy lifestyles
inspq.qc.ca/pdf/publications/1624_NorthkareliaProjectFinland.pdf

The North Karelia Project: Cardiovascular disease prevention in Finland
semanticscholar.org/paper/The-North-Karelia-Project%3A-Cardiovascular-disease-Vartiainen/9dc5d480409c6dc9c1c608335b855221d7631338

North Karelia Project – An unrepeatable success story in public health
www2.helsinki.fi/ru/node/53396

Finland’s Bold Push to Change the Heart Health of a Nation
knowablemagazine.org/article/health-disease/2018/finlands-bold-push-change-heart-health-nation

0:00 Intro
1:51 North Karelia Project overview
5:25 Pekka Puska education
7:36 Choosing Pekka at 27
11:48 What North Karelia is like
13:57 Community prevention
21:53 Working with food companies
24:53 Community influencers
28:32 Pekka Puska leadership roles
33:11 Low carb diet fads
33:54 Legacy of Ancel Keys
37:06 Vegetable oils
40:32 Politics in Finland
47:38 We know what a good diet is