Guest guest Posted June 26, 2003 Report Share Posted June 26, 2003 Last night I was reading " The Mediteranean Diet " in Wise Traditions Spring 2000 -- excellent article, it basically says the origin of the term comes from Dr. Keys who observed people in the Italian region eating low-saturated fat soon after the war. This term has grown into an institution, but when examined closely one finds there is no such thing as a Mediteranean Diet because diets vary so widely across not only place, but time. The same villages that ate low-fat in the 1950s were 30 years later eating high-fat .. supposedly due to post-war rationing as the original cause. Keys had selectivly chosen villages that ate low-saturated fat and had low heart disease as proof of his lipid hypothesis while ignoring evidence to the contrary from other places in the same regions. The same scientific fallacy continues today. This article in the todays news: http://story.news./news?tmpl=story & cid=570 & ncid=753 & e=1 & u=/nm/20030625/\ sc_nm/health_diet_dc " The diet, which varies from country to country, often includes monthly servings of meat and weekly meals of poultry, eggs and sweets. " Vegetables, fruits, nuts, legumes, unrefined cereals, olive oil, cheese and yogurt are eaten most days, as is fish. Wine is consumed in moderation. Yoghurt and cheese daily (probably raw full fat) and probably lard, organ meats etc.. which when looked at as a whole is a lot of saturated fat over the course of a week or month.. probably more than many American Mediterranean eaters would admit to eating, including Keys and his supporters! -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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