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Re:Mediterranean diet may lower dementia risk by a quarter, ... by SketchySeaBeast on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @10:11AM (#35151816)
In that case I honestly hope that you have luck with this diet. But keep in mind that millions of people in the 90's would have used health reasons as the reason they are cutting out animal fats and switching to margarine. It's hard to tell what's a harmful diet fad until it's over.
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Re:Mediterranean diet may lower dementia risk by a quarter, ... by lambdaba on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @10:17AM (#35151891)
It's the only thing that seems to work for certain autoimmune conditions. It's not a fad.
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Re:Mediterranean diet may lower dementia risk by a quarter, ... by SketchySeaBeast on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @10:19AM (#35151935)
In that case it's not, that's a specialized diet, much like cutting out peanut butter for someone allergic to peanuts is a specialized diet. It doesn't mean it's generally biologically advantageous and that everyone should cut out peanut butter, it means it's what your body needs, and in that case it makes perfect sense.
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