People have been puzzling about the Mediterranean diet and it's contradictory heart healthy benefits for years.
In a nutshell, here's the controversy: "You’ve probably read about the so-called French Paradox: The French eat more cheese, cream, and butter than Americans, but suffer lower rates of heart disease. This has been driving materialistic researchers crazy for decades now."
Well, now there is evidence that how you eat probably is just as important as what you eat.
And the advice? Slow down. (http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sex-dawn/201002/french-paradox-solved)
I think that's great advice, in a lot of ways, and you can read more about how it relates to eating. (http://www.drweilblog.com/home/2010/2/3/eating-too-fast.html)
Bon appetit.
Vanesssa
PS Sorry for the awkward links... Blogger is acting up again.
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