Cajunboy47
Wed, Jan-28-09, 18:00
Healthiest People in The World
Who are the healthiest people?
I've been reading in a few threads that seem to refer to the Inuit people and how they maintained good health on a diet of about 90% meat and fish. It made me start wondering; how healthy are the Inuit compared to other populations?
Ive run across this:
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The important findings of the China-Cornell-Oxford Diet and Health Project further clarify the connection between dietary habits and disease:
The healthiest people in China get only 7 to 10 percent of their protein from animal sources (meat, fish, poultry, eggs, and dairy). Note: Americans get 70 to 80 percent of their protein from animal sources.
Those who are genetically predisposed place themselves at risk for disease when they consume even small amounts of animal protein.
A dietary regimen high in complex carbohydrates and low in fat (as opposed to a regimen high in refined carbohydrates, low in fiber, and high in fat) enables people to consume significantly more calories without gaining weight.
The Chinese do not suffer from iron deficiency while consuming plant-based regimens, nor do they suffer (as do many Americans) from iron overload.
The Chinese drastically reduce the likelihood of osteoporosis by avoiding foods high in phosphates (e.g., meat, poultry, fish, and dairy).
The rural Chinese are among the healthiest people in the world.
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Other studies reveal that currently the healthiest people in the world live throughout the Pacific Rim, in parts of Africa and in parts of South America. What do these healthy populations have in common? What dietary habits allow them to escape most - or all - of our diseases?
The dietary habits of the healthiest people in the world have these common characteristics:
They eat an abundance of plant-based foods, or they eat only plant-based foods.
They consume minimally processed, seasonally fresh, locally grown foods.
They consume little, or no, sweets.
They eat an abundance of dietary fiber.
We need to study the dietary and lifestyle habits of the healthiest populations in order to understand what works. People who are genetically predisposed to numerous degenerative conditions manage to live their lives free of disease because they have made wise choices.
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It appears that studies have not concluded that living without carbohydrates would result in optimal health
Who are the healthiest people?
I've been reading in a few threads that seem to refer to the Inuit people and how they maintained good health on a diet of about 90% meat and fish. It made me start wondering; how healthy are the Inuit compared to other populations?
Ive run across this:
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The important findings of the China-Cornell-Oxford Diet and Health Project further clarify the connection between dietary habits and disease:
The healthiest people in China get only 7 to 10 percent of their protein from animal sources (meat, fish, poultry, eggs, and dairy). Note: Americans get 70 to 80 percent of their protein from animal sources.
Those who are genetically predisposed place themselves at risk for disease when they consume even small amounts of animal protein.
A dietary regimen high in complex carbohydrates and low in fat (as opposed to a regimen high in refined carbohydrates, low in fiber, and high in fat) enables people to consume significantly more calories without gaining weight.
The Chinese do not suffer from iron deficiency while consuming plant-based regimens, nor do they suffer (as do many Americans) from iron overload.
The Chinese drastically reduce the likelihood of osteoporosis by avoiding foods high in phosphates (e.g., meat, poultry, fish, and dairy).
The rural Chinese are among the healthiest people in the world.
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Other studies reveal that currently the healthiest people in the world live throughout the Pacific Rim, in parts of Africa and in parts of South America. What do these healthy populations have in common? What dietary habits allow them to escape most - or all - of our diseases?
The dietary habits of the healthiest people in the world have these common characteristics:
They eat an abundance of plant-based foods, or they eat only plant-based foods.
They consume minimally processed, seasonally fresh, locally grown foods.
They consume little, or no, sweets.
They eat an abundance of dietary fiber.
We need to study the dietary and lifestyle habits of the healthiest populations in order to understand what works. People who are genetically predisposed to numerous degenerative conditions manage to live their lives free of disease because they have made wise choices.
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It appears that studies have not concluded that living without carbohydrates would result in optimal health