Comments on: Is “blue” the new “green”? http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/23/is-%e2%80%9cblue%e2%80%9d-the-new-%e2%80%9cgreen%e2%80%9d/ Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:00:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Thomas Tsuka http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/23/is-%e2%80%9cblue%e2%80%9d-the-new-%e2%80%9cgreen%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-684596 Thomas Tsuka Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:41:12 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=35733#comment-684596 It should be pointed out that today, the Greek population, as a whole and especially in the Athens and other large urban areas is considered the second most obese nation in the European Union after Great Britain and this according to the eurometric survey, the Eurostats. see BBC report. The diet in most of the mediterranean area has greatly altered due to fast foods, cheaper availibility of red meats and processed foods and the large agrobusineses and main food chains as well as the sedentary office lifestyle that mimics the American lifestyle as protrayed in films and commercials and the ever ubiquity of car travel. Olive oil does not become saturated when heated during the frying process as yuou erroneously mentioned but it becomes oxidized and converted into a transfat type with oxidants. In Greece, especially, but it is not so common in Italy, Olive oil is drizzled over food at room temperture as a codiment somewhat like seame oil is done in oriental cuisine. In North America and other English speaking countries, the taste of the olive in olive oil is abhored and the olive industry has developed the light olive oil for North American buds which is light only in flavour or lack of it although it has the same in fat calories. This Olive oil is heat treated to remove the olive flavour, it is mostly second or third pressings. You, Mr Dan should ask the 95 year olds in Ikaria how they faired during the German Occupation of Ikaria since the island was renowned for its resistance against Nazi Occupation and saved and harboured Jews and Partisans in the mountains. It was also known as the red island since the resistance was led by the Communist partisans but thebulk of fighters were from all walks of life. You should ask Father Kostas to recount his experiences during the Nazi occupation as well as of others in his age bracket and perhaps include an oral history of this for the National Geographic. As I should have mentioned as well is that the previously the resettled Albanian Orthodox Christians in the islands became assimilated and hellenized in language and culture but for many their family names attest to their origins such as Maris, meaning from the sea, from the Latin Mare but adopted into Albanian whichthroughtout Greece are called ubiquitessly Arvanites. an older appellation Arberes. In fact Arvanitis is one of the most common Greek family names, meaning Albanian. Thomas Tsukalas It should be pointed out that today, the Greek population, as a whole and especially in the Athens and other large urban areas is considered the second most obese nation in the European Union after Great Britain and this according to the eurometric survey, the Eurostats. see BBC report. The diet in most of the mediterranean area has greatly altered due to fast foods, cheaper availibility of red meats and processed foods and the large agrobusineses and main food chains as well as the sedentary office lifestyle that mimics the American lifestyle as protrayed in films and commercials and the ever ubiquity of car travel. Olive oil does not become saturated when heated during the frying process as yuou erroneously mentioned but it becomes oxidized and converted into a transfat type with oxidants. In Greece, especially, but it is not so common in Italy, Olive oil is drizzled over food at room temperture as a codiment somewhat like seame oil is done in oriental cuisine. In North America and other English speaking countries, the taste of the olive in olive oil is abhored and the olive industry has developed the light olive oil for North American buds which is light only in flavour or lack of it although it has the same in fat calories. This Olive oil is heat treated to remove the olive flavour, it is mostly second or third pressings. You, Mr Dan should ask the 95 year olds in Ikaria how they faired during the German Occupation of Ikaria since the island was renowned for its resistance against Nazi Occupation and saved and harboured Jews and Partisans in the mountains. It was also known as the red island since the resistance was led by the Communist partisans but thebulk of fighters were from all walks of life. You should ask Father Kostas to recount his experiences during the Nazi occupation as well as of others in his age bracket and perhaps include an oral history of this for the National Geographic. As I should have mentioned as well is that the previously the resettled Albanian Orthodox Christians in the islands became assimilated and hellenized in language and culture but for many their family names attest to their origins such as Maris, meaning from the sea, from the Latin Mare but adopted into Albanian whichthroughtout Greece are called ubiquitessly Arvanites. an older appellation Arberes. In fact Arvanitis is one of the most common Greek family names, meaning Albanian. Thomas Tsukalas

]]> By: Suzanne Royston http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/23/is-%e2%80%9cblue%e2%80%9d-the-new-%e2%80%9cgreen%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-684243 Suzanne Royston Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:19:15 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=35733#comment-684243 This is more a question than a posting. I have been following your stoires about Ikaria with interest. On last night's broadcast you had a segment about how to use olive oil and fennel, and I was looking for the area on the blog that discussed further the food preparation suggested. I am enjoying this segment on Ikaria since I am 61, am obese, suffer from clinical depression and have a history of cancer. The broadcast has been a nice little upper in my life. Thank you for all the information. Suzanne Royston This is more a question than a posting. I have been following your stoires about Ikaria with interest. On last night's broadcast you had a segment about how to use olive oil and fennel, and I was looking for the area on the blog that discussed further the food preparation suggested. I am enjoying this segment on Ikaria since I am 61, am obese, suffer from clinical depression and have a history of cancer. The broadcast has been a nice little upper in my life. Thank you for all the information.

Suzanne Royston

]]> By: Isabel http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2009/04/23/is-%e2%80%9cblue%e2%80%9d-the-new-%e2%80%9cgreen%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-684176 Isabel Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:27:37 +0000 http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/?p=35733#comment-684176 The quality of our daily diet is essential. Unfortunately when we live in urban centers, we do not have many opportunities for a healthy life as is desajável. Thus, we need more attention to our actions. The quality of our daily diet is essential.

Unfortunately when we live in urban centers, we do not have many opportunities for a healthy life as is desajável. Thus, we need more attention to our actions.

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