>About the Mediterranean Diet and the availability of fresh products (which in itself are IMHO very good things) it is doubtful that the good people of Iceland

>About the Mediterranean Diet and the availability of fresh products (which in itself are IMHO very good things) it is doubtful that the good people of Iceland share the same, still they are almost as long living as the Italians. I don't think it's so much the particular diet, as it is the lack of refined sugars and highly processed foods. Every person I've met from outside North America always makes fun of American food. Things like canned vegetables, frozen meals, etc. simply do not exist in most of the world. We as a culture have chosen convenience over health and nutrition.