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Ikarian diet

Posts tagged: Ikarian nutrition

Obesity & Fertility

The literature encompassing the relationship between nutrition and fertility has expanded in the past decade, concluding in some clear results. Obesity amongst both men and women of childbearing age, has greatly increased in the last 30 years.Infertility affects 1 in 7 couples, according to the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). At least...

Food waste

It is estimated that 88 million tons of food worth EUR 143 billion go to waste annually in the European Union. The food waste dilemma scales globally with 1/3 of food produced discarded every year. This wasted food could feed the 868 million people who are suffering from starvation and...

Intolerance to gluten and lactose

During a trip to the grocery store, consumers can easily observe the augmented quantities of gluten-free or/and lactose free products that are available. It is true that in the recent years, the food industry has made great progress towards the production of such goods, compared to the previous decade. However,...

Hormones: from adolescence to adulthood

Adolescence and entering reproductive age are accompanied by a multitude of changes in a woman's body. Menarche, alterations in body composition and a variety of hormonal changes, quite often, at the level of disorder, are the main features of adolescence. Very frequently, the transition from childhood to the reproductive stage...

Cheers!

Going out for drinks is one of the most popular pastime activities worldwide. In many cases starting from the teenage years, alcohol consumption is a fairly common choice when we want to socialize, but also when we prefer to spend some fun time alone. Our drink of preference, as well...

Ikaria: Sex Life and Longevity

When we discuss health, we often forget to mention sexual health. This concerns both the ability to perform and complete sexual intercourse, as well as desire and pursuit. A common mistake is that we tend to associate sex life mainly with younger ages, when in fact this is one of...

Plant-based diet: Man and environment

As plant-based diet, we define the nutritional patterns mostly based on the consumption of plant products. There are different kinds of plant-based diets, depending on the frequency and the type of animal product consumed, starting with some that allow small portions of every type (Ikarian nutrition, Mediterranean diet) or just...

Adopting the Ikarian lifestyle

The Ikarian way of life consists of both the dietary habits and everyday activities that were first observed in the people of Ikaria in the 1970s. And while the locals created this model mainly due to specific circumstances and partly because of conscious decisions for better survival, it is proven...