Fish Farms on Google Earth.

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Dr. Gary Pack

Accurate reporting of fish catches by country is important for policymaking by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Countries have been found to be inflating or deflating the totals for various self-serving reasons. (Google Earth can be used to estimate farmed fish production.) Overfishing of wild-caught seafood has led to an expansion of […]

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Foods: Wild-caught seafood

Miscellaneous: Fish farms, Google Earth, Greece, Mediterranean Sea, Overfishing, Tuna cages, Turkey

Aging, Food, Culture and Health.

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Dr. Gary Pack

International studies have revealed a great deal of information on the importance of food intake to healthy aging. In this study, elderly Greeks were studied in Australia and in Sparta, Greece. The subjects were studied for quality of life and for survival. The important nutritional variables which were associated with a high quality of life […]

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Conditions: Aging

Foods: Fruits, Legumes, Vegetables

Miscellaneous: Australia, Greece, Longevity, Quality of life

Mediterranean Diet and Longevity in the Elderly.

Posted on October 4, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

Longevity is believed to be the result of consuming a Mediterranean diet and this study was an attempt to evaluate that belief. Elderly people were studied in Greece, Spain, Denmark, and Australia, which their diets being followed up to their death or to the end of the study. There are a number of common factors […]

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Conditions: Aging, Cancer, Coronary heart disease, Diabetes, Mortality

Supplements: Bioflavonoids

Foods: Black tea (Camellia sinensis), Dairy, Fish, Fruits, Legumes, Meat, Milk, Monounsaturated fatty acid, Olive oil, Red wine, Vegetables, Whole grains, Wild greens, Wild onions

Miscellaneous: Australia, Denmark, Greece, Mediterranean diet, Spain

Skin Wrinkling: Can Food Make a Difference?

Posted on October 4, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

This article by Purba, et al, addresses whether skin wrinkling due to sun exposure can be correlated with the food eaten by people in different parts of world. Groups of people were studied in Australia, Greece, and Sweden, with some of the people being born in Greece but living in Australia and vise versa. The […]

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Conditions: Actinic damage, Aging, Gender, Skin wrinkling, Smokers

Supplements: Antioxidants, Calcium, Carotenoids, CoQ-10 (coenzyme Q-10), Iron, Magnesium, Milk thistle (Silybum marianum), Phosphorus, Plant sterols (Phytosterols), Retinol, Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), Vitamin E, Zinc

Foods: Alcohol, Berries, Broad beans, Butter, Cereals, Cheese, Cherries, Coffee, Dessert, Dried fruits, Eggplant, Fats, Fish, Fruits, Garlic, Leafy green vegetables, Legumes, Meat, Milk, Milk products, Monounsaturated fatty acid, Mousaka, Oils, Olive oil, Polyunsaturated oil, Prunes, Pudding, Strawberries, Sugars, Tea (Camellia sinensis), Vegetables, Yogurt

Miscellaneous: Australia, Caffeine, Greece, Polyphenols, Sun exposure, Sweden, UV (ultraviolet) light

Legumes and Survival in Older People.

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

The International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have sponsored this study on nutrition of the elderly called “Food Habits in Later Life’ (FHILL.) Food habits of people over 70 were studied among Japanese in Japan, Swedes in Sweden, Anglo-Celtics in Australia, Greeks in Australia, and Greeks in Greece. Nine […]

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Conditions: Elderly, Longevity

Foods: Alcohol, Beans, Cereals, Chickpeas, Dairy, Fish, Fruits, Legumes, Lentils, Meat, Miso, Natto, Nuts, Peas, Roots, Soy, Tofu, Vegetables, White beans

Miscellaneous: Australia, Greece, Japan, Mediterranean diet, Sweden, Union of Nutritional Sciences, World Health Organization

Omega-3 Foods in the Mediterranean Diet.

Posted on September 21, 2006 by Dr. Gary Pack

The Mediterranean diet is based on the foods in the countries surrounding the Mediterranean sea, especially Greece, Spain, and southern Italy. The diets of the southern Mediterranean countries of Egypt, Libya, Algeria, and Tunisia and of the eastern Mediterranean countries are included; but, these diets have not been studied well at this time. Typical foods […]

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Conditions: Angiogenesis, Cancer, Cardiovascular disease

Supplements: Docosahexanoic acid (DHA), Eicosapentanoic acid (EPA), Omega-3 fatty (linolenic) acid

Foods: Beans, Cereals, Dairy, Dried fruits, Eggs, Fish, Frogs, Fruits, Legumes, Meat, Nuts, Olive oil, Poultry, Purslane, Snails, Vegetables, Wild onions, Wine

Miscellaneous: Algeria, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Libya, Mediterranean diet, Spain, Tunisia

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