One thing that caught the eye of researchers was the level of health and
lifespan among those who use the md tradition. Another which also caught
their eye for the same reasons was the e. asian food tradition. 70
percent from carbs, small amount of animal protein - mostly fish- and
even less red meat. Lots of fruits and veggies and no dairy used and fats
tended to less saturated in this tradition. One can speculate from an
armchair and/or preach some nutritional theology, but the rubber meets the
road in these two examples of natural large population experiments.
Quoted message said:The MD diet is also high in unrefined carbs expecially soups with
different kind of beans and whole cereals (barley, oat and millet)
The MD diet is rich in fish but very low in meat and expecially fatty
meats so the majority of fats are fatty fruits and fish
It's surely not a high-fat diet nor a low carb one
The macronutrient ratios of a MD diet are usually
30/15/55 fat, protein, carbsMind you, MD diet is the specific Greek diet of certain rural areas
Standard italian diet however is even worse than US diet: lots of trans
fatty acids, lots of grilled/burned meats, few veggies and fruits, tons
of refined carbohydrates especially white pasta and white flour and not
much fishDaniel