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Category Archives: mediterranean
The health benefits of yogurt: its all greek to me
The idea of fermenting milk (which in itself is a strange food if you start to think of where it comes from) into yogurt has a very long history dating back probably to Central Asian herdsmen, and was most likely … Continue reading
Posted in calories, health, mediterranean
Tagged bread, fermentation, greek yogurt, gut, immunity, LAB, lactic acid bacteria, probiotics, yogurt
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Basta to pizza Naples? Fuhgeddaboudit!
I recently traveled to Naples for a short weekend, and found the city to be the pulsing beat of Italy’s immense heart, or maybe it is the heart attack…More on that soon. There is so much of Naples that reminds … Continue reading
Posted in italy, mediterranean, obesity, poverty
Tagged baba, naples, obese children, pizza
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Bringing food back into fashion
The more I work in the nutrition field, the more I realize how critical FOOD has become. And yet, it is essentially ignored by most nutritionist and health practioners. Well not food exactly, but the quality of food. In development … Continue reading
Posted in diversity, food systems, health, mediterranean, nutrition
Tagged dietary guidelines, jama, mediterranean, pollan, reductionism, waage, whole foods
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Cornography and the disappearing diet
I am starting to wonder if we are undergoing a bit of pollan-ography. He seems to be everywhere preaching about the downfalls of the American diet and our addiction to cheap, corn-laden food. His son even coined the term “cornography”. … Continue reading
Posted in fresh foods, italy, mediterranean, u.s. food system
Tagged coca cola, corn, cornography, madonna, mediterranean diet, michael pollan, olive oil, wine
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This blog will soon be very roman-centric. I am leaving NY to live in Rome Italy, and this is how I am feeling about it.
Two Recommended Reads
James McWilliam’s Just Food: Where Locavores get it wrong and how we can truly eat responsibly Walter Willet’s Eat Drink and Be Healthy
Posted in health, locavores, mediterranean, recipe
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believe the mediterranean hype
I just got back from a two-week Mediterranean diet binge. This type of “diet”, largely defined and studied from populations of Greece and Southern Italy, consists of: • abundant plant foods and fresh fruit • olive oil as the principal … Continue reading
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