Lastly, it permits the absorption of carotenes. These potent phytochemicals are important in disease prevention, but require some fat to be absorbed. No fat in your diet, and you flush them down the toilet. It seems as simple as adding a few more legumes. The Mediterranean diet is a plant-centered diet.
Meat is more of a condiment or accent.
In fact, Italian Jews often had a hard time getting kosher meats, so they have even less meat in their version of the Mediterranean diet. Finally, tell me more about your take on Ronald McDonald. In some ways, Ronald McDonald is more dangerous, because the effect is more insidious and he is overtly marketing to kids. He is seen as a positive image and Joe Camel has been exposed as a negative one. While there are few habits as bad as smoking, eating a lifetime of McDonald's burgers and fries will guarantee you a shorter life.