Saturday, February 3, 2018

The World's Healthiest Diets


Tulane University graduate John Gandolfo has served as operations manager of G&G Duct Cleaning since 2015. He received a bachelor of arts in health and wellness from Tulane before relocating to New York City. In his free time, John Gandolfo enjoys working out and maintaining a healthy diet. 

In his book The 5 Factor World Diet, Harley Pasternak examined the diets of the healthiest countries in the world. The author included the long-revered Mediterranean diet, which incorporates fruit, vegetables, legumes, nuts, and olive oil and has been linked in numerous studies to a lowered risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The New Nordic Diet is also noted for its similarities to the Mediterranean diet, with the main differences being that it relies on rapeseed oil instead of olive oil and uses produce native to the Nordic region. The diet has helped individuals lose weight and also comes with ecological and socioeconomic benefits. 

Pasternak also studied the French diet, the Okinawan diet, and the diet of other traditional Asian countries, which all offer unique benefits. Ultimately, Pasternak discovered that the primary commonality between those who lived in the healthiest countries was the fact that they all walk more than the average American.