what makes Italian food so special and healthy ?!

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the amount of vegetables involved , the olive oil ( no cholesterol) and the amounts of garlic used (good for the heart) .

The Mediterranean diet incorporates the basics of healthy eating — plus a splash of flavorful olive oil and perhaps a glass of red wine — among other components characterizing the traditional cooking style of countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea.

The Mediterranean diet traditionally includes fruits, vegetables, pasta and rice. For example, residents of Greece eat very little red meat and average nine servings a day of antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables. The Mediterranean diet has been associated with a lower level of oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol — the "bad" cholesterol that's more likely to build up deposits in your arteries.

Nuts are another part of a healthy Mediterranean diet. Nuts are high in fat (approximately 80 percent of their calories come from fat), but most of the fat is not saturated. Because nuts are high in calories, they should not be eaten in large amounts — generally no more than a handful a day. For the best nutrition, avoid candied or honey-roasted and heavily salted nuts.

Grains in the Mediterranean region are typically whole grain and usually contain very few unhealthy trans fats, and bread is an important part of the diet there. However, throughout the Mediterranean region, bread is eaten plain or dipped in olive oil — not eaten with butter or margarines, which contain saturated or trans fats.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/mediter…

I personally would say the Italians are very intelligent. I have their Coffee all the time, my favourite is Late. Apart from Coffee, I sometimes have pasta and pizza "if that's Italian".

Recap, Italian pasta were originated from Chinese. This question is asked months ago. Italian and somehow travelled South, and traded with Chinese back in the days. In fact the Chinese traded with Europeans back in time, along the time line. There are many inventions that Chinese invented. To summarize background to pasta. Chinese only invented it, the Italian Marketed pasta and now it is world wide spread.

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Thaiguy

italian food is very good i personally love it try a nice pasta with red wine slowly indulge in it and dont think of the calories

what the second person said

italians make good hamsters


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