Patterns of dietary change: the Scandinavian experience.

Sunday afternoon 10 August 1628, the naval vessel Wmu embarked on its first trip. The ship had been constructed in Stockholm according to the King’s wishes, and the recommendations of one of the most renowned ship builders at that time. It was heavily decorated, with sculptures both in the bow and the stem. It was armed with sixty-four bronze cannon, at that time a heavy armament, and the ship was meant to impress, frighten and to fight the enemy. It was a beautiful afternoon when the ship was pulled off the shore. Four sails were set and were quickly filled. A sudden increase in the wind made the ship tilt. The water flooded the cannon gates and she sank in only a few minutes, with standing sails, flag and all men aboard, actually also a number of women and children. It was a catastrophe; a thoroughly-designed naval vessel, among the largest ever built, went down on its first trip. Today the vessel is a remarkable source of knowledge about seamen’s life in the 17th century. On 17 November 1975 the Norwegian government put forward a Parliamentary Bill on Norwegian nutrition policy and food supply (Royal Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture 1976). The following four goals deserve to be mentioned.