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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think in terms of the fats used, I'd have to vote Mediterranean.  Indian food makes use of a lot of butter (and sometimes cream, I think)- making it highly delicious, but not necessarily as figure / heart-friendly as a diet rich in olive oil.

Regardless, this thread is making me hungry.[/quote]
I totally agree with you! Mediterranean is the best. Indian is good but too fatty for me and I have a hard time with fenugreek.[/quote]

Not true that Indian food uses a lot of butter/cream. Depends on the region, and/or if the food is being cooked at home or in a restaurant.[b] Restaurant Indian food is often fattier than what people eat at home.[/b]  [/quote]

Couldn't you make this statement about just about any cuisine?[/quote]

Yes but being Indian myself it's always amazing to me how restaurants can make Indian food SO unhealthy esp. the vegetarian dishes. You think of potatoes, cauliflower, spinach, chickpeas etc., you think -- how can they be unhealthy. Then you see restaurants throwing in oil or cream and it's amazing HOW unhealthy a vegetarian dish can be.[/quote]

Exactly. Some foods might be inherently problematic -- dishes with cheese as a key ingredient, say -- but a lot of Indian curries are totally healthy in their own right, and it's only when they're prepared in restaurant kitchens do they get loaded up with oil or ghee. [/quote]

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