What is the healthiest diet (POLL)?

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Recently I've taken note that the varying eating habits of different cultures have a high impact on physical appearance and I'm just curious which culture of food everyone thinks is healthiest. Also if you could comment specific styles (gluten free, paleo, vegan) and let me know what you think is best, and what yours is, that would be awesome!

Kiwedin · Accepted Answer

I actually did a project on this, well, it was about heart disease and diet. I found that most doctors recommend and praise Mediterranean type diets (lots of fruits and vegetables, grains, olive oil, fish, goat cheese). However, when I looked deeper into the science and started comparing the Mediterranean diet with other diets, I realized that a low fat, whole-foods, plant based diet (plenty of fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, beans, and legumes that avoided oils and abstained from animal products) had even better results than the Mediterranean diet. I learned that it is actually the only diet in the world that completely reverses heart disease and not only protects you from developing heart disease, it also gives you the lowest risk possible (compared to other diets) for diabetes, cancer, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's, and so much more illnesses. I felt like this was the holy grail of diets, yet it confused me why nobody was talking about it, so I dug a little further and found a statement made by a doctor on the US board of... fuck I don't remember lol I'd have to dig up my power point, but he was like, the president of some health organization in the US and they were at this press conference. Essentially, the topic of plant based diets came up and the board was asked why they haven't implemented the eye-opening new science into their patient recommendations. Why are doctor's still spreading the misinformation about heart disease and Mediterranean diet when the science is so clear that a plant based diet is the only diet that will actually give a heart disease patient the best fighting chance at getting healthy again? He responded that though the results of a plant based diet are amazing and undeniable, they feel that they shouldn't be recommending it because they don't feel that it's attainable for most people. He admitted that people want to get better, but they aren't willing to sacrifice animal products in order to do so.
I don't agree with this though. I think when someone is faced with a life-threatening situation, they deserve to be told what their absolute best options are. If a plant based can save someone's life, we shouldn't recommend anything else because we think it's more "attainable". Patients at least deserve that chance to know about it first and then be given the option of trying it or not.

LittleSally · Accepted Answer

Greek and Italian. But I'm prone to Mediterranean myself - since I live there. =)

AleDeEurope · Accepted Answer

The best diet is the Mediterranean, so basically Spanish (can't believe so many people ignore Spanish food, it's one of the best in the world), French, Italian, Portuguese (yeah, they're not in the Mediterranean, but they have influence), Greek, Arabic (too many countries to name)...
English suck. American, though being delicious, is bad too. Asian is also very healthy, but Mediterranean food is more varied.

serious · Accepted Answer

I would Asian, but except noodles and tofu. According to me noodles are not healthy and tofu I don't know what that is.

justbanANNAz · Answer

i'm going to say italian because I DONT CARE. lol @ the greek option. "WHAT? YOU NO EAT MEAT? ! . . . that's okay, I make lamb."  😂

Zorax · Answer

Italian and Asian (Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean).

LateNightss · Answer

Healthiest diet is pussy,

lime_rampljuset · Answer

Pizza is healthy, depending on its ingredients.

SunnyCaliGirl · Answer

Healthy American

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