In 1 week I lost 13 lbs

[naut]

Nice alternate reality there... I think you were joking, right?

I'd say 50% joking, 50% serious. There is truth to it. Greeks (79.9) live longer than Americans (78), Brits (79.3), And Russians (67.6). However the Japanese live longest (82.5).

But it is surprising, considering 42% of Greek adults smoke, and heavily, compared to half that in the USA (20~%). And the disparity of public/private service available for the majority of the population.

[Louis VI the Fat]

I'd say 50% joking, 50% serious. There is truth to it. Greeks (79.9) live longer than Americans (78), Brits (79.3), And Russians (67.6). However the Japanese live longest (82.5).

But it is surprising, considering 42% of Greek adults smoke, and heavily, compared to half that in the USA (20~%). And the disparity of public/private service available for the majority of the population.

Aye. It's the paradox of Mediterranean Europe. The Greeks have some of the highest smoking and overweight rates, and lowest healthcare spending in the EU. Yet life expectancy is right up there with the best.

Not to mention, Greece had a difficult 20th century, was slow to develop. All those old people grew up, spend much of their life, in quite adverse circumstances.

Sheer quality of life, and normal, real food make up for a lot. To a large extent, the same holds true for Italy, Malta, Spain.

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All this talk about food as something you need to recuperate from. Gah! There's something wrong with your food if you feel worse from eating lots of what you like instead of better.

Coffee and a fag, enjoying the sunshine with your mates - that's the key to a healthy old age. Diet is a good lunch, plenty of time taken for it. A nice meal in the evening, consumed sitting down, on a table, attention devoted to the meal and your company instead of a televion. Eat normal, 'real' food, things your grandma would've recognised.
So much better than constant worries about avoiding the worst of those weird post-industrial non-foods, from which you have to recover by endless physical torture merely to maintain what's left of your health.