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Study Links Mediterranean Diet to 18% Lower Stroke Risk in Women

Study Links Mediterranean Diet Linked to 18% Lower Stroke Risk in Women

Published FEB 5

Study Links Mediterranean Diet to 18% Lower Stroke Risk in Women

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The Spin

The so-called Mediterranean diet pushed by health authorities is a complete fabrication that bears no resemblance to what people in Mediterranean countries actually eat. Real Mediterranean cuisine includes abundant processed meats like prosciutto and salami, gelatinous cuts and offal, thoroughly cooked vegetables in rich sauces, and processed grains like semolina pasta — not the bland, restrictive, pseudo-vegan bowls of raw vegetables and salmon that American dietitians invented.

Fundamental Nourishment

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Metaculus Prediction

There's a 72% chance that ≥8% of U.S. adults will self-report following a vegetarian diet before 2036, according to the Metaculus prediction community.