>There is some evidence that the Mediterranean diet lowers the risk of heart disease and early death.[4][5] Olive oil may be the main health-promoting component of the diet.[6] There is preliminary evidence that regular consumption of olive oil may lower all-cause mortality and the risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease, neurodegeneration, and several chronic diseases.[6][7][8][9]
>A 2016 systematic review found a relation between greater adherence to a Mediterranean diet and better cognitive performance; it is unclear if the relationship is causal.[25]
>According to a 2013 systematic review, greater adherence to a Mediterranean diet is correlated with a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease and slower cognitive decline.[26] Another 2013 systematic review reached similar conclusions, and also found a negative association with the risk of progressing from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's, but acknowledged that only a small number of studies had been done on the topic.[27]
Is this basically optimal? When I asked him "why not the Japanese diet since they live longest?" he said he hadn't read enough research to say anything about it
It's the leading cause of death in every developed country.
Jaxon Morales
Just Google: >pope francis is not catholic Don't get me wrong, have your own opinion, but if you're going to claim to be Catholic, you should at least follow the actual (apparently immutable) tenets, surely?
David Sanchez
Oh you mean the gay marriage stuff he said? Not important.
Ryan Rogers
see for my reaction. Just so you know, I'm an agnostic minarchist, so freedom is freedom. However, if you claim to be Catholic, you should at least (certainly if you're a leader) espouse the tenets that define Catholicism. Otherwise, you might as well just be something else.
Christian Morales
Adhering to a religion isn't a mathematical equation dude. I don't understand why gay marriage is where you draw the line, and besides, you are certainly not of an authority to decide who is and isn't Catholic.
Most of what they eat is in the literature as fucking lethal, I honestly think they all last a long time because there's so little pollution in the deep south and they're all social.
not the fucking diet
Adrian Gomez
Awfully yummy though.
Henry Butler
Certainly is. It's also beyond cheap. Life expectancy in the village is like, 90, for men. Got at least 5 centenarians out of 200 people as well
i just dont think you can talk about the med diet without realising what these people actually eat.
it's a bit different in, say, the greek islands, where all they eat is olive oil and fatty fish but most of mainland italy is like above
reckon they shill the med diet coz you'll die slightly later but the pollution is probs the reason peeps in highly dense areas die so quickly
Ryder Rogers
To be fair though, they eat a very similar diet in Switzerland (and of course, almost exactly the same on Italian Swiss clay) yet they're the longest lived for men and the second longest lived for both genders: >en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_by_life_expectancy Although I suppose, especially in the villages and towns in the countryside, they're highly social too.
Ryder Smith
yeah i can dig that, village life is easy life
cities do seem to be the worst for life expectancy, with endless pollution, no real social catchment areas, violence, suicides, etc
used to commute on the bakeapoo (bakerloo) line in london and there were at least a couple of 'cides a week before 9am
Logan Martin
I'd rather live in a village or town too, certainly in the Swiss Alps, beautiful. Great food too, in any canton, it's nice having the ease of choice between authentic German, French and Italian, that we don't have here in Devon. It's actually part of my life-plan to emigrate to Switzerland, once I have my PhD and try for an academic, or research position in Zürich and live in the countryside on a farm then commute in. I think that would be a rather pleasant existence.
Lucas Rogers
I mean, just look at that view.
Brayden Foster
personally i feel the swiss can hang but im glad you had a nice time there
Christian Reed
As you like it, I'm glad you enjoy yourself in Italy.
Carter Howard
To the anons talking about living in the countryside - while the lower levels of pollution and perhaps less stress may be part of the reason, you have to remember that physical activity also plays a large role in their prolonged and healthy lifespans.
This is also why French and Italian women are known to be slim while consuming fats and wine on a regular basis.
You cannot expect much if you live a sedentary lifestyle.
Lucas Cruz
Nutritional science agrees with much of the Mediterranean diet, which is probably why these results are occuring.
>don’t eat trans fat >mostly unprocessed (minimally refined) carbs >fruits and veggies >plenty of protein (meat) >omega 3’s
That’s about it. Don’t stuff yourself and don’t eat too much shit.
Brody Cook
They're also a different race. If you're European, then you want a diet that is healthy for Europeans.
Aaron Hall
google fattest kids in Europe and you get Italy and Greece tops
Levi Johnson
>As the Mediterranean diet usually includes products containing gluten like pasta and bread, increasing use of the diet may have contributed to the growing rate of gluten-related disorders
Blake Green
IF + Keto if you wish to become an Übermensch
Jace Perry
The only safe diet is Vegan with supplements. NO diet with fish is safe due to mercury, PCBs, POPs, DDT etc. No diet with eggs and dairy is safe as neither of these are healthy. Red meat is unhealthy and a type 1 carcinogen. Oysters and shellfish are dangerous because climate change is making pathogens that infect these species deadlier and more potent. Poultry is unhealthy for everyone because the farming encourages the mutation of new bird flu strains. In an ideal world, a Pescatarian diet would be best, but we live in a world where there are more plastic particles than plankton by weight in many ocean gyres, and where the sea surface microlayer is basic a toxic film. There is nothing wrong with supplements in the modern day, they are probably the healthiest source of many nutrients (such as B12 and DHA fatty acids)
Bentley Moore
I dropped 15 pounds with some moderate exercise and the Mediterranean diet. Then I dropped another 10 when I started really working out. Then I got fat again because I destroyed my knee.
Aaron Perez
so many unsupported claims >doing anything but chopping off your balls will kill you
Jack Hughes
>Is this basically optimal? almost, veganism is optimal
>No diet with eggs and dairy is safe as neither of these are healthy This is 100% accurate, there is nothing these food provide you can't get elsewhere. Name one thing these foods provide other than estrogens and cholesterol.
>Oysters and shellfish are dangerous because climate change is making pathogens that infect these species deadlier and more potent. portals.iucn.org/library/node/46254 Page 445 > For example, in the Gulf of Mexico, incidence of the Vibrio vulnificus bacteria in oysters rises dramatically with sea temperature. >In another study, 89% of human contraction of V.vulnificus came from eating oysters harvested in waters with mean annual temperatures > 22°C, and disease incidence rose sharply during summer months (Shapiro et al., 1998). In the North Sea, there was an unequivocal positive relationship between Vibrio numbers and annual sea surface temperature
enjoy your fucking death on a plate
Jace Davis
He doesn't want your intake of soy to be too high so he doesn't want you on the Jap diet. Olive oil>soy.
Joshua Cooper
You are piss drunk or just a brainlet. The fattest fucks in Europe are all Brits.
David Hernandez
Cardio is enough for women though, whereas men after 25 lose a pound of muscle mass for each year, so some form of strength training is important.
Ayden Rodriguez
I dislike the term "race", I think it makes more sense to say 'genetically similar populations' and then you would need to look at the distance between two populations for you to draw a conclusion as to how much genetics they share and whether the shared genetics relate to longevity, nutritional need and so on.
it probably is for amerifats, they only vegetables in their burgers and fried burritos
Asher Williams
Ey, I'ma Italian-Americano, I'ma make you sleep wit' the fishes if you eva' say that to my face again?! ARE YOU TALKIN' TO ME?! ARE YOU TALKIN' TO ME?! GIAMOCC'!
