[Svartalfiar]

Holy crap what kind of study was this....? Seriously?

The highest consumers of the Southern diet tended to be... or were residents of southern states

the "plant-based" pattern... yogurt, poultry and fish

the "alcohol/salads" - What kind of group is that? and shouldn't 'salads' be part of the plant diet?

Seems like that left a bunch of foods out of these diet plans, and just kinda randomly bunched random stuff together. Quite the study here!

[ElainaVer]

I’m a Southerner (SC and NC) and I’m careful about not over-imbibing . . but Southern food is just too good to pass up entirely.
I eat pretty much what I want breakfast and late lunch/early dinner . . but nothing after 4:00 but a glass of skim milk.
Keep a big pitcher of Sweet Tea in my fridge during summer and winter. Rocking chairs and sweet tea are way too Southern to give up.
I weigh about 10 pounds more than I did my Freshman year of High School, so Southern food can be enjoyed within reason and with lots of exercise.
The South has the best fried chicken and pulled pork . . in the world.