Pub grub me
As independent filmmaker Morgan Spurlock showed us two years ago in "Super Size Me," eating nothing but three squares at McDonald's every day for a month will practically kill you.
But thanks to a courageous Czech volunteer, we now know eating nothing but Czech pub grub for a month can have some positive effects on your health.
The volunteer, who ate copious amounts of pork, dumplings, cabbage, beer and other heavy, fat-laden Czech dishes, loss about 13 pounds and saw his cholesterol and blood sugar levels drop. And, as he notes, "there were even enough greens in the garnish."
OK, OK, so part of it was because the volunteer's lifestyle had been unhealthy to begin, so eating regularly made a big difference. And I think I'd like to have more green stuff in my diet than the peas or whatever other fodder he was eating as garnish.
But I think this just goes to show that pub grub and beer get a bad rap. I know I'd try to drink more beer and more regularly if I could. For the health benefits, of course.
But thanks to a courageous Czech volunteer, we now know eating nothing but Czech pub grub for a month can have some positive effects on your health.
The volunteer, who ate copious amounts of pork, dumplings, cabbage, beer and other heavy, fat-laden Czech dishes, loss about 13 pounds and saw his cholesterol and blood sugar levels drop. And, as he notes, "there were even enough greens in the garnish."
OK, OK, so part of it was because the volunteer's lifestyle had been unhealthy to begin, so eating regularly made a big difference. And I think I'd like to have more green stuff in my diet than the peas or whatever other fodder he was eating as garnish.
But I think this just goes to show that pub grub and beer get a bad rap. I know I'd try to drink more beer and more regularly if I could. For the health benefits, of course.
posted by Alexander Dubcek | 16:10
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