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[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Romans are stuffing their faces with cacio e pepe and guanciale asking "what's a vegetable?" Oh yeah, the appetizer.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Urban Romans also tend to walk a lot more than the typical American does, and as it turns out, walking every day is extremely effective at combating weight gain and diabetes.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Walking doesn't give you vitamins and fiber that you need from vegetables. That's what this conversation is about: food.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

Walking is part of the Mediterranean diet which os what OP is actually talking about, even if they are not aware of it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

If they were deficient in those nutrients they'd have higher rates of metabolic disease than they do.