We should all eat like a Mediterranean

Jenny wrote:

Older Mediterranean women may be many things, but
slim is not one of them.

Ahem. Older Mediterranean woman here, very slim, low body
fat (17% from 7-site caliper test).

-- Jenny - Low Carbing for 5 years. Below goal for weight.
Cut the carbs to respond to my email address!

More carbohydrate from raw vegetables and fruits is
likely to provide significant protection from CHD,
most types of cancers, stroke, macular degeneration,
type II diabetes, overweight/obesity, etc. etc. etc.

See:

Robinson AB, Hunsberger A, Westall FC.
Suppression of squamous cell carcinoma in hairless mice by
dietary nutrient variation.
Mech Ageing Dev. 1994 Oct 20;76(2-3):201-14.
PMID: 7885065 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

You can download the full paper (2 MB) he
http://www.nutritionandcancer.org/vi...r/s99p1074.htm

See also:

Lara-Castro C, Garvey WT.
Diet, insulin resistance, and obesity: zoning in on data for
Atkins dieters living in South Beach.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2004 Sep;89(9):4197-205.
PMID: 15356006 [PubMed - in process]

Pereira MA, Liu S.
Types of carbohydrates and risk of cardiovascular disease.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2003 Mar;12(2):115-22. Review.
PMID: 12737710 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Steinmetz KA, Potter JD.
Vegetables, fruit, and cancer prevention: a review.
J Am Diet Assoc. 1996 Oct;96(10):1027-39. Review.
PMID: 8841165 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Jenkins DJ, Kendall CW, Marchie A, Jenkins AL, Connelly PW,
Jones PJ, Vuksan V.
The Garden of Eden--plant based diets, the genetic drive to
conserve cholesterol and its implications for heart disease
in the 21st century.
Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol. 2003
Sep;136(1):141-51. Review.
PMID: 14527636 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Anderson JW, Randles KM, Kendall CW, Jenkins DJ.
Carbohydrate and fiber recommendations for individuals with
diabetes: a quantitative assessment and meta-analysis of the
evidence.
J Am Coll Nutr. 2004 Feb;23(1):5-17. Review.
PMID: 14963049 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Jenkins DJ, Kendall CW, Marchie A, Jenkins AL, Augustin LS,
Ludwig DS, Barnard ND, Anderson JW.
Type 2 diabetes and the vegetarian diet.
Am J Clin Nutr. 2003 Sep;78(3 Suppl):610S-616S. Review.
PMID: 12936955 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Jenkins DJ, Kendall CW, Popovich DG, Vidgen E, Mehling CC,
Vuksan V, Ransom TP, Rao AV, Rosenberg-Zand R, Tariq N,
Corey P, Jones PJ, Raeini M, Story JA, Furumoto EJ,
Illingworth DR, Pappu AS, Connelly PW.
Effect of a very-high-fiber vegetable, fruit, and nut diet
on serum lipids and colonic function.
Metabolism. 2001 Apr;50(4):494-503.
PMID: 11288049 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Meyer KA, Kushi LH, Jacobs DR Jr, Slavin J, Sellers TA,
Folsom AR.
Carbohydrates, dietary fiber, and incident type 2 diabetes
in older women.
Am J Clin Nutr. 2000 Apr;71(4):921-30.
PMID: 10731498 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Link LB, Potter JD.
Raw versus cooked vegetables and cancer risk.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2004 Sep;13(9):1422-35.
PMID: 15342442 [PubMed - in process]

Adzersen KH, Jess P, Freivogel KW, Gerhard I, Bastert G.
Raw and cooked vegetables, fruits, selected micronutrients,
and breast cancer risk: a case-control study in Germany.
Nutr Cancer. 2003;46(2):131-7.
PMID: 14690788 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Cho E, Seddon JM, Rosner B, Willett WC, Hankinson SE.
Prospective study of intake of fruits, vegetables, vitamins,
and carotenoids and risk of age-related maculopathy.
Arch Ophthalmol. 2004 Jun;122(6):883-92.
PMID: 15197064 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Sat, 25 Sep 2004 16:12:14 GMT in article
cde wrote:

Jenny wrote:

Older Mediterranean women may be many things, but
slim is not one of them.

Ahem. Older Mediterranean woman here, very slim, low body
fat (17% from 7-site caliper test).

-- Jenny - Low Carbing for 5 years. Below goal for weight.
Cut the carbs to respond to my email address!

More carbohydrate from raw vegetables and fruits is
likely to provide significant protection from CHD,
most types of cancers, stroke, macular degeneration,
type II diabetes, overweight/obesity, etc. etc. etc.

Traditional Cretan Mediterranean diet is relatively low carb, only 45% of
calories from carbs, despite including lots of vegetables. Many vegetebales
and berries have low amount of absorbable carbs, so one can eat quite a lot
of them even on low carb diets.

Here some examples:

Plant Absorbable carbs g/100g
--------- ---------------------
Cucumber 1.4
Broccoli 2.0
Radish 2.0
Pumpkin 2.0
Asparagus 2.0
Cauliflower 2.2
Aubergine 3.1
Cabbage 3.4
Tomatoes 3.8
Blueberry 6.4
Blackcurrant 7.5
Strawberry 8.4

--
Matti Narkia

Sat, 25 Sep 2004 16:12:14 GMT in article
cde wrote:

Jenny wrote:

Older Mediterranean women may be many things, but
slim is not one of them.

Ahem. Older Mediterranean woman here, very slim, low body
fat (17% from 7-site caliper test).

-- Jenny - Low Carbing for 5 years. Below goal for weight.
Cut the carbs to respond to my email address!

More carbohydrate from raw vegetables and fruits is
likely to provide significant protection from CHD,
most types of cancers, stroke, macular degeneration,
type II diabetes, overweight/obesity, etc. etc. etc.

Traditional Cretan Mediterranean diet is relatively low carb, only 45% of
calories from carbs, despite including lots of vegetables. Many vegetebales
and berries have low amount of absorbable carbs, so one can eat quite a lot
of them even on low carb diets.

Here some examples:

Plant Absorbable carbs g/100g
--------- ---------------------
Cucumber 1.4
Broccoli 2.0
Radish 2.0
Pumpkin 2.0
Asparagus 2.0
Cauliflower 2.2
Aubergine 3.1
Cabbage 3.4
Tomatoes 3.8
Blueberry 6.4
Blackcurrant 7.5
Strawberry 8.4

--
Matti Narkia

Sat, 25 Sep 2004 20:38:50 +0300 in article
Matti Narkia
wrote:

Sat, 25 Sep 2004 16:12:14 GMT in article
cde wrote:

Jenny wrote:

Older Mediterranean women may be many things, but
slim is not one of them.

Ahem. Older Mediterranean woman here, very slim, low body
fat (17% from 7-site caliper test).

-- Jenny - Low Carbing for 5 years. Below goal for weight.
Cut the carbs to respond to my email address!

More carbohydrate from raw vegetables and fruits is
likely to provide significant protection from CHD,
most types of cancers, stroke, macular degeneration,
type II diabetes, overweight/obesity, etc. etc. etc.

Traditional Cretan Mediterranean diet is relatively low carb, only 45% of
calories from carbs, despite including lots of vegetables. Many vegetebales
and berries have low amount of absorbable carbs, so one can eat quite a lot
of them even on low carb diets.

Here some examples:

Plant Absorbable carbs g/100g
--------- ---------------------
Cucumber 1.4
Broccoli 2.0
Radish 2.0
Pumpkin 2.0
Asparagus 2.0
Cauliflower 2.2
Aubergine 3.1
Cabbage 3.4
Tomatoes 3.8
Blueberry 6.4
Blackcurrant 7.5
Strawberry 8.4

For more comprehensive lists see

Carbohydrate, available, Vegetables
URL:http://www.fineli.fi/topfoods.php?compid=2034&fuclass=vegfresh&specdiet =none&items=100&from=bottom&portion=100g&lang=en

Carbohydrate, available, Berries
URL:http://www.fineli.fi/topfoods.php?compid=2034&fuclass=berfresh&specdiet =none&items=100&from=bottom&portion=100g&lang=en

Carbohydrate, available, Fruit
URL:http://www.fineli.fi/topfoods.php?compid=2034&fuclass=frufresh&specdiet =none&items=100&from=bottom&portion=100g&lang=en

Note that some fruit, especially avocado, are also very low carb.

--
Matti Narkia

Sat, 25 Sep 2004 20:38:50 +0300 in article
Matti Narkia
wrote:

Sat, 25 Sep 2004 16:12:14 GMT in article
cde wrote:

Jenny wrote:

Older Mediterranean women may be many things, but
slim is not one of them.

Ahem. Older Mediterranean woman here, very slim, low body
fat (17% from 7-site caliper test).

-- Jenny - Low Carbing for 5 years. Below goal for weight.
Cut the carbs to respond to my email address!

More carbohydrate from raw vegetables and fruits is
likely to provide significant protection from CHD,
most types of cancers, stroke, macular degeneration,
type II diabetes, overweight/obesity, etc. etc. etc.

Traditional Cretan Mediterranean diet is relatively low carb, only 45% of
calories from carbs, despite including lots of vegetables. Many vegetebales
and berries have low amount of absorbable carbs, so one can eat quite a lot
of them even on low carb diets.

Here some examples:

Plant Absorbable carbs g/100g
--------- ---------------------
Cucumber 1.4
Broccoli 2.0
Radish 2.0
Pumpkin 2.0
Asparagus 2.0
Cauliflower 2.2
Aubergine 3.1
Cabbage 3.4
Tomatoes 3.8
Blueberry 6.4
Blackcurrant 7.5
Strawberry 8.4

For more comprehensive lists see

Carbohydrate, available, Vegetables
URL:http://www.fineli.fi/topfoods.php?compid=2034&fuclass=vegfresh&specdiet =none&items=100&from=bottom&portion=100g&lang=en

Carbohydrate, available, Berries
URL:http://www.fineli.fi/topfoods.php?compid=2034&fuclass=berfresh&specdiet =none&items=100&from=bottom&portion=100g&lang=en

Carbohydrate, available, Fruit
URL:http://www.fineli.fi/topfoods.php?compid=2034&fuclass=frufresh&specdiet =none&items=100&from=bottom&portion=100g&lang=en

Note that some fruit, especially avocado, are also very low carb.

--
Matti Narkia

Sat, 25 Sep 2004 20:38:50 +0300 in article
Matti Narkia
wrote:

Sat, 25 Sep 2004 16:12:14 GMT in article
cde wrote:

Jenny wrote:

Older Mediterranean women may be many things, but
slim is not one of them.

Ahem. Older Mediterranean woman here, very slim, low body
fat (17% from 7-site caliper test).

-- Jenny - Low Carbing for 5 years. Below goal for weight.
Cut the carbs to respond to my email address!

More carbohydrate from raw vegetables and fruits is
likely to provide significant protection from CHD,
most types of cancers, stroke, macular degeneration,
type II diabetes, overweight/obesity, etc. etc. etc.

Traditional Cretan Mediterranean diet is relatively low carb, only 45% of
calories from carbs, despite including lots of vegetables. Many vegetebales
and berries have low amount of absorbable carbs, so one can eat quite a lot
of them even on low carb diets.

Here some examples:

Plant Absorbable carbs g/100g
--------- ---------------------
Cucumber 1.4
Broccoli 2.0
Radish 2.0
Pumpkin 2.0
Asparagus 2.0
Cauliflower 2.2
Aubergine 3.1
Cabbage 3.4
Tomatoes 3.8
Blueberry 6.4
Blackcurrant 7.5
Strawberry 8.4

For more comprehensive lists see

Carbohydrate, available, Vegetables
URL:http://www.fineli.fi/topfoods.php?compid=2034&fuclass=vegfresh&specdiet =none&items=100&from=bottom&portion=100g&lang=en

Carbohydrate, available, Berries
URL:http://www.fineli.fi/topfoods.php?compid=2034&fuclass=berfresh&specdiet =none&items=100&from=bottom&portion=100g&lang=en

Carbohydrate, available, Fruit
URL:http://www.fineli.fi/topfoods.php?compid=2034&fuclass=frufresh&specdiet =none&items=100&from=bottom&portion=100g&lang=en

Note that some fruit, especially avocado, are also very low carb.

--
Matti Narkia

"Matti Narkia" wrote in message
...
Carbohydrate, available, Vegetables
URL:http://www.fineli.fi/topfoods.php?compid=2034&fuclass=vegfresh&specdiet =none&items=100&from=bottom&portion=100g&lang=en

Carbohydrate, available, Berries
URL:http://www.fineli.fi/topfoods.php?compid=2034&fuclass=berfresh&specdiet =none&items=100&from=bottom&portion=100g&lang=en

Carbohydrate, available, Fruit
URL:http://www.fineli.fi/topfoods.php?compid=2034&fuclass=frufresh&specdiet =none&items=100&from=bottom&portion=100g&lang=en

These are great links - information presented in just the way I was looking
for, thanks.

Nicky.

--
HgBA1C 10.5/6.4/6 Weight 95/83/72
1g Metformin, 75mg Thyroxine
T2 DX 05/2004

"Matti Narkia" wrote in message
...
Carbohydrate, available, Vegetables
URL:http://www.fineli.fi/topfoods.php?compid=2034&fuclass=vegfresh&specdiet =none&items=100&from=bottom&portion=100g&lang=en

Carbohydrate, available, Berries
URL:http://www.fineli.fi/topfoods.php?compid=2034&fuclass=berfresh&specdiet =none&items=100&from=bottom&portion=100g&lang=en

Carbohydrate, available, Fruit
URL:http://www.fineli.fi/topfoods.php?compid=2034&fuclass=frufresh&specdiet =none&items=100&from=bottom&portion=100g&lang=en

These are great links - information presented in just the way I was looking
for, thanks.

Nicky.

--
HgBA1C 10.5/6.4/6 Weight 95/83/72
1g Metformin, 75mg Thyroxine
T2 DX 05/2004

Dropped 21 wrote:

"We should all eat like a Mediterranean",

I think this would depend on WHICH Mediterrenean! (coming from a
Mediterranean family I know of what I speak!!)

I know some Greeks for whom olive oil is practically a beverage.

Dropped 21 wrote:

"We should all eat like a Mediterranean",

I think this would depend on WHICH Mediterrenean! (coming from a
Mediterranean family I know of what I speak!!)

I know some Greeks for whom olive oil is practically a beverage.