Want a long life? Eat Italian...
As I pointed out in one of my previous articles, "diet" is actually no diet at all. It is just a "common sense" situation that has been around for thousands of years and is based on the two big food pyramids: The Mediterranean and the Asian.
I found an article on "Bloomberg.com" (below is an abridged version of it. You can find the full article by following this link), which, once again, proves the point.
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"When it comes to living a long life, Italy is the place to be".
The high-heeled boot surrounded by five seas is ranked the healthiest country on Earth in the Bloomberg Global Health Index of 163 countries (2017). A baby born in Italy can expect to live to be an octogenarian. [...] Yet Italians are in way better shape than Americans, Canadians and Brits, who all suffer from higher blood pressure and cholesterol and poorer mental health. [...] There is the diet, rich in vegetables and drizzled with extra virgin olive oil. Adam Drewnowski, director of the Center for Public Health Nutrition at the University of Washington, has written about the importance of consumers having access to fresh produce, fruit, lean meats and fish."
