Dimitri wrote:

> The problem you are looking at is quite common, the problem is the
> eating habits in Italy or any other country other than the US is
> followed daily not just for a meal or 2. The French eat great amounts
> of animal & other fats followed by red wine. The Italians eat small
> amounts of animal fats and large amounts of carbs with a lot of wine.
>
> Since you are probably going to be eating American style ( a wide
> variety of ethnic cuisines) I would suggest you look at any of the AHA
> *(American Heart Association) cookbooks and start there. The other
> option if to go the opposite way entirely and start on a LOW Carb regime
> in which case South Beach or Atkins will do nicely.

And then there are the Dutch, who eat lots of meat and fat and cheese
and drink beer. My Dutch father in law lived on a diet that would make a
cardiologist squirm, and he was very healthy and active right up until
his death just a few weeks short of 95.