Guest guest Posted June 28, 2003 Report Share Posted June 28, 2003 WebMD has an interesting article about the Mediterranean diet right now. It is interesting because they quote the diet as being " high fat " . They were not able to pinpoint any one factor in the diet that " worked " , it seems, but it seems to be a better study than the " house of cards " we've been talking about. Also, except for the lower meat/dairy, it fits well into the WAPF ideas. And lower meat/dairy might well help in our culture considering most of the meat/dairy is pretty unhealthy from the usual sources (though this article is still against " saturated fats " in general). Still, it is an improvement ... -- Heidi http://my.webmd.com/content/article/67/80070.htm Scores of studies suggest that the high-fat Mediterranean diet translates to a slimmer risk of heart disease and cancer. And olive oil has sometimes gotten the lion's share of credit -- possibly undeservedly, according to the new findings. .... He and researchers from Greece studied some 22,000 adults, aged 20 to 86, from all regions of that country; most previous studies tracked only older people who were more likely to die during the study. The participants answered detailed questionnaires about their eating habits throughout the four-year study. Then they were rated on how closely they followed the key principles of the Mediterranean diet. Sticking to the Mediterranean diet cut the risk of death from both heart disease and cancer. For every two points higher on this 0-to-9 scale -- with top numbers going to those most closely following the Mediterranean diet -- the death rate dropped by 25%. .... " God knows what sorts of interactions take place within the foods, and we need further research to pinpoint them exactly, " Trichopoulos tells WebMD. " But typically, people in Greece eat twice as many vegetables as Americans -- nearly a pound a day. And you really can't eat a pound of vegetables a day unless you have olive oil to make them appetizing. My advice is to try to double the amount of vegetables and fruits you currently have, and eat more fish, legumes, and non-refined cereals. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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