----- Original Message ----- From: "Norm of Bandersnatch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I did not mean to imply that Danes are fat and Americans were not. > > I read an article about nutrition and <snip>. They claimed that > diet had the biggest influence. The Japs and the Greeks ate very little > meat, plus the Greeks ate lots of bread, wine and olive oil which the > article implied was a key factor.
REPLY Right on! Norm, I did not percieve your comments as saying Danes were fat. I think I correctly read your comments to the effect that some of the foods and eating habits of traditional danish fare was fatening. I concur based on my own experience as a Dane growing up first in Denmark and later in North America. But then again we also have anecdotal and clinical proof tha t a fast food diet of MCD and other fast food chains is equally fattening and health threatening. In both cases this would lead to an increased risk of heart disease. Now as to my subject line, there is ample documented and clinical data available to show that a meditereanean style diet is healthy. The typical mediterranean diet uncludes manyfoods that are not perishable and in many cases do not require refrigeration. Now doesn't that sound like what cruising folks want? Garlic and hot peppers are great anti oxidants. These are good for you and help cleanse your blood. Medical studies have shown that too much meat, especially red meat is not so good for you. Fish contain Omega 3 oils and ameno acids that are beneficial to you. If you bother to read any of the current publications on healthy living you already know this and if you don't what small contribution I can post isn't going to make a dent. There is simply too much good data out there for me to include even a small portion. The fact remains that cruising folks with limited or no refrigeration have an opportunity to switch away from the unhealthy diet many land lubbes have adopted for convenience. The one real risk cruising folks may encounter is scurvy if they do not get enough vitamim C from fresh fruit or vitamin supplements. however this is readily solved without great expense. Coastal cruisers are seldom far away from a port of call where fresh fruit and vegetablesare available. Therefore scurvy is not a risk factor for them. People who insist on eating only factory prepared foods ( canned soups and ready to eat meals) are more at risk. The preservatives added to factory prepared foods are not healthy in the long run. Tinned foods stored in olive oil or plain water are better. Canned soups are often overloaded with salt and preservatives. Soups prepared from raw ingredients taste better, have more nourishment and lack the unhealthy preservatives. I know a single guy who lived only on ready made burritos until the doctor told him if he didn't change his diet he would die in less than a year. He had lost 70 pounds. His blood tests showed extreme deficiencies due to his poor diet. He was a single guy and lived liek a hermit. Didn't know how to cook or plan a meal. In many places local produce is cheaper than commercial imports. So what if it is strange? Ask somebody how to prepare and cook it if you don't know how. When we lived near an indian grocery store I was asking the produce manager every week about a different vegetable. What is it and how do you cook it? We both love experimenting with foods and now enjoy better health compared to when we ate mostly North American style factory prepared foods. No; I am not imagining it! I no longer need crutches to walk and my blood work shows vast improvements. In fact I have not needed prescription drugs for about two years now and I feel better than when the doctor was filling me up with patent medicines. Which is why I think cruising sailors have an opportunity to improve their diet and their health. Arild _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
