Mediterranean Diet Adds Years to Your Life

Medical News Today ^ | 08 Apr 2005

[nickcarraway]

Meat is a part of the Mediterranean diet, but it's more of a condiment.

[little jeremiah]

Conservative means not having to do things for show, and so that other will people "like" you.

I and my better half do not "look" conservative to a lot of folks. In fact, when we put our Bush/Cheney sign on our gate a number of neighbors who had snubbed us all of a sudden became friendly, because they didn't think people who looked like us could possibly be conservative.

That's just downright silly.

[little jeremiah]

Right, and PETA people also think no one should drink milk. They are nutcase weirdos, giving vegetarians like me a bad name.

[litehaus]

Been on my menu since a 2AM visit to the cardiologist....(I'm sure he got out of bed to save my life)

[stboz]

Let's see here. If this is correct, Italy and Greece should be populated with a bunch of old, fat farts with bad livers.

Come to think of it....I might resemble just that....

[Nexus6]

Don't forget to smoke, preferably two or three packs a day

yes, preferably unfiltered Camels, in keeping with Mediterranean tradition. On a serious note, my great grandmother lived well past 90 on a primarily Mediterranean diet, and she also smoked throughout most of her life.

[Joe 6-pack]

"...don't know why a general conservative outlook seems to be coupled with a hate vegetables outlook."

Because only vegetarians (not all, but some) have ever contended that they know what is best for me, and that I must (be made to if necessary) eat like them or else I will break the law and die, and ruin the planet along the way.

The beef industry, on the other hand just runs ads with pictures of yummy looking steak, and don't try to browbeat me if I feel like fish or something else.

[Nexus6]

Yep, skewered, marinated, and grilled lamb is a popular dish, and quite tasty I might add. Another method is to take ground lamb, mix in some chopped onions and green peppers with the meat, and make grilled "lamb-burgers"...yummy.

[k2blader]

I thought I saw an article just a few weeks ago that said Greece had a 60% obesity rate, the highest in Europe.

[cyborg]

I have to be careful about eating too much of anything with a carb. Should I ever be able to do any bootypopping successfully I'll know the diet is out of control ;-)