Description: WHY THE NORTHERN ITALIAN DIET?THE NORTHERN ITALIAN DIET IS NOT A "MEDITERRANEAN DIET". Butter tends to be used more than olive oil. Much meat is eaten and it is a "caloric" diet...yet people stay s
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WHY THE NORTHERN ITALIAN DIET?
Northern Italian regions have longer life expectancy lower rates of overweight and obesity (amongst the lowest in Europe), lower incidence of cardiovascular disease and some of the lowest rates of disability due to chronic medical conditions in the world. The Italian Government keeps meticulous records about births and deaths, so we have good data about the longevity of Italians. This has not gone unnoticed: