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The 'Mediterranean Diet' again

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    #21
    Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
    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

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      #22
      Originally posted by VectraMan View Post
      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
      Originally posted by MaryPoppins
      I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
      Originally posted by vetran
      Urine is quite nourishing

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        #23
        Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
        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.

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          #24
          Originally posted by russell View Post
          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

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            #25
            Originally posted by russell View Post
            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.
            "A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George Orwell

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              #26
              Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
              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).

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                #27
                Originally posted by Paddy View Post
                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

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                  #28
                  Coffee's for closers

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                    #29
                    and the full movie!

                    Coffee's for closers

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                      #30
                      Originally posted by Spacecadet View Post
                      +1
                      Great documentary

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