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Mediterranean Diet Adds Years to Your Life
Medical News Today ^
| 08 Apr 2005
Posted on 04/09/2005 12:06:48 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
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posted on
04/09/2005 12:17:48 AM PDT
by
econ_grad
To: nickcarraway
So, for example, a healthy man aged 60 who adheres well to the diet (dietary score of 6-9) can expect to live about one year longer than a man of the same age who does not adhere to the diet. Sounds like that'll be the longest year of his life, too!
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posted on
04/09/2005 3:20:28 AM PDT
by
The Duke
To: econ_grad
Yes hard as that is to admit on FR.
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posted on
04/09/2005 3:26:42 AM PDT
by
cyborg
(Feel the FReeper Love)
To: nickcarraway
Don't forget to smoke, preferably two or three packs a day.
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posted on
04/09/2005 3:30:30 AM PDT
by
Mr Ramsbotham
(Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
To: Mr Ramsbotham
Salmon and wine?....It sounds better than McNumbnuts.....
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posted on
04/09/2005 3:40:48 AM PDT
by
Route101
To: nickcarraway
... Not to mention that they walk or bike everywhere they go!
To: cyborg
I don't know why a general conservative outlook seems to be coupled with a hate vegetables outlook.
Most of my friends are not only *very* conservative but many are vegetarian.
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posted on
04/09/2005 8:21:19 AM PDT
by
little jeremiah
(Resisting evil is our duty or we are as responsible as those promoting it.)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
04/09/2005 8:24:45 AM PDT
by
Dog Gone
To: little jeremiah
I think it has to do with where you live. Dietary habits are culturally ingrained, regardless of ethnicity or religion. I personally keep close to the Med diet, eating soy products (legumes) whenever I can, but occasionally having fish or chicken a couple of times a week. I love red wine. In LA, it's easy to do as there are vegetarians among almost all ethnicities, so you have a huge selection of vegetarian foods. In fact, there is a Vietnamese vegetarian restaurant and tofu factory just 5 minutes from my house.
But just outside of LA where many of my co-workers live, they think that if you don't eat meat, you're unamerican, even the Democrats among them. Even my folks, who came from the meat eating capital of Chicago, thinks that it's crazy to eat tofu. They're in very poor health and feel like crap most of the time. My boss, who loves meat, finally had to admit she felt like crap after eating meat, and now orders chicken breast instead of meat, and fruit instead of fries.
To: LA Conservative
Fish and chicken are meat.
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posted on
04/09/2005 10:46:33 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Minutemen: Just doing the jobs that American politicians won't do.)
To: dfwgator
I meant meat to imply red meat. Fish and chicken breast, while having similar cholesteral levels as meat, are much lower in fat, especially saturated fat. But if you are a strict vegetarian, then yes, they would both be considered meat.
To: little jeremiah
--Most of my friends are not only *very* conservative but many are vegetarian.--
I saw some guys shooting watermelons on TV, they must be vegetarians. Beats killing it with a knife, like most chefs do.
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posted on
04/09/2005 10:57:43 AM PDT
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Loud Mime
(Liberals believe in their good; a good that is void of honesty and character)
To: Loud Mime
Were they shooting the watermelons with potato guns?
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posted on
04/09/2005 11:00:39 AM PDT
by
Sam Cree
(Democrats are herd animals)
To: nickcarraway; The Duke
It sounds to me like the differences in lifespans are within the margin of error. However, I consider the Med diet to be a good one. My feeling, though, is that followers of diets like this, or Atkins for that matter, which is another good one, are people who go out of their way to lead a healthy life in a variety of ways, so it makes sense that they could live longer than those who don't.
In other words, a more accurate title for the article might be "People Who Follow Unhealthy Diets Lead Shorter Lives."
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posted on
04/09/2005 11:05:20 AM PDT
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Sam Cree
(Democrats are herd animals)
To: nickcarraway
But what's the point if it all goes up in smoke with ONE hot summer.
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posted on
04/09/2005 11:07:21 AM PDT
by
tertiary01
(How many highly paid "professionals" did it take to kill a powerless disabled dependent woman?)
To: little jeremiah
"I don't know why a general conservative outlook seems to be coupled with a hate vegetables outlook." Maybe because PETA and similar groups who get lots of press coverage are notoriously leftist in outlook?
But I agree, some issues shouldn't be left/right issues, even though they are perceived that way.
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posted on
04/09/2005 11:10:21 AM PDT
by
Sam Cree
(Democrats are herd animals)
To: econ_grad; cyborg
I've enjoyed a similar diet since adulthood and have had no major health problems. Of course, I still have to cut back on the sweets and not go crazy on the bread.
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posted on
04/09/2005 11:18:00 AM PDT
by
Clemenza
(Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms: The Other Holy Trinity)
To: Clemenza
I thought Mediterranean cuisine was full of lamb. Where did the author find less meat? I am reminded of the line in My Big Fat Greek Wedding where the soon to be groom announced he was a vegetarian and there was absolute silence in the room. Then the aunt said not to worry she will make lamb for him.
To: econ_grad
Yes, as well as pork. It all depends on what region. Greeks on both the coast and the interior eat alot of lamb, as do turks and Arabs.
Lamb is eaten in parts of Italy, although is very rarely seen along the coasts, where seafood (and sometimes pork) is king.
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posted on
04/09/2005 11:51:35 AM PDT
by
Clemenza
(Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms: The Other Holy Trinity)
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