• Wogi@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Urban Romans also tend to walk a lot more than the typical American does, and as it turns out, walking every day is extremely effective at combating weight gain and diabetes.

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      9 months ago

      Walking doesn’t give you vitamins and fiber that you need from vegetables. That’s what this conversation is about: food.

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        9 months ago

        If they were deficient in those nutrients they’d have higher rates of metabolic disease than they do.

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        9 months ago

        Walking is part of the Mediterranean diet which os what OP is actually talking about, even if they are not aware of it