The 'Mediterranean Diet' again

[russell]

That is your interpretation of the nutritional profiles, not a 'not dissimilar' nutritional profile.

Olive oil is 73% monounsaturated fat. Lard is 45% monounsaturated fat.

In any case, you may want to get onto the British Heart Foundation as they seem to have got it all wrong.

They probably have it wrong

What if It's All Been a Big Fat Lie? - New York Times

[d000hg]

I always wondered if olive oil really is healthy, or it's just a less bad alternative. So if you drank half a litre of olive oil every day, would you be healthier? Or is it just that mars bar deep fried in olive oil is less bad for you than a mars bar deep fried in bacon fat?

Well if you drank 12 pints of water a day that would probably not be great for you, so it's a rather open-ended question. Drinking a 1/2 pint of any oil would be a little unusual

[expat]

That is your interpretation of the nutritional profiles, not a 'not dissimilar' nutritional profile.

Olive oil is 73% monounsaturated fat. Lard is 45% monounsaturated fat.

In any case, you may want to get onto the British Heart Foundation as they seem to have got it all wrong.

British Heart Foundation - Fats explained

That is what I meant by 'not dissimilar': highest type MUFA, second-highest SFA, with MUFA third.

And yes the BHF do have it wrong but that's not their fault.

However please excuse my comment about the fats if you think I was misleading.

[Old Greg]

They probably have it wrong

What if It's All Been a Big Fat Lie? - New York Times

The truth is that it is controversial and complex, with conflicting evidence. That is not IMO a very good reason for chucking out the olive oil and replacing in with lard, but I am not one to stand in the way of Darwinism.

Saturated fat and cardiovascular disease controversy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Paddy]

There is no real evidence that saturated fats cause disease. Sugar/high carbs diet is now the candidate.

I was always puzzled why in the Middle East they are eating lamb and rice saturated with fat but they were living to a ripe old age.

There could also be the sun factor because warm weather thins the blood.

[expat]

The truth is that it is controversial and complex, with conflicting evidence. That is not IMO a very good reason for chucking out the olive oil and replacing in with lard, but I am not one to stand in the way of Darwinism.

Saturated fat and cardiovascular disease controversy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Leaving out the sarcasm, I do agree, and never suggested otherwise. Both have their place. And indeed the evidence is complex and conflicting. What upsets me is people who suggest that it isn't (sorry if I took you for one such).

[original PM]

I was always puzzled why in the Middle East they are eating lamb and rice saturated with fat but they were living to a ripe old age.

There could also be the sun factor because warm weather thins the blood.

I think this in general.

I always feel better when in and around the med because you can just go for a walk whenever, you often sit outside, it is easier to eat fruit/veg as a raw snack/appetiser etc when it is warm (not so appitising in the uk when the wind n rain are trying to break the window)

etc etc

[Spacecadet]

[Spacecadet]

and the full movie!

[russell]

+1
Great documentary