Pope Francis Told to ‘Eat Less Pasta’ by Doctors

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Roselle said:
dietdoctor.com/the-pope-and-the-prime-minister-goes-low-carb
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Personally, I am really suspicious of this whole low carb diet business. The French and Italians eat tons of bread/pasta/carbs - have done for centuries and centuries (so has the rest of Europe). Norway I believe eats more bread that any other country in Europe (someone can fact check that; I did hear it somewhere.) These countries DO NOT have big weight problems amongst their populations. Not now, not ever. It’s nonsense. My advice to the Pope is to eat balanced, don’t overdo the pasta, but don’t cut it out.
 
meltzerboy said:
I agree with Cardinal Dolan, who said Pope Francis should look for another doctor. Maybe the Pope can switch to whole wheat pasta and add more vegetables to his diet. But a drastic reduction in pasta: never!
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Good point on the whole wheat pasta. They have made such incredible improvements in the taste and texture of whole wheat pasta in the last five years or so! It is really good now. And it has a lot of minerals, protein and a good shot of iron. There is a little difference between brands. I eat about 60-40 white/whole wheat. I find that whole wheat goes just fine with tomato sauces. But for some reason, not so well with cheese based pasta dishes (or olive oil, garlic/lemon etc). For those I do white. And I do only eat pasta two or three times a week. Can’t imagine life without it though; what pointless drudgery.
 
FollowChrist34 said:
Good point on the whole wheat pasta. They have made such incredible improvements in the taste and texture of whole wheat pasta in the last five years or so! It is really good now. And it has a lot of minerals, protein and a good shot of iron. There is a little difference between brands. I eat about 60-40 white/whole wheat. I find that whole wheat goes just fine with tomato sauces. But for some reason, not so well with cheese based pasta dishes (or olive oil, garlic/lemon etc). For those I do white. And I do only eat pasta two or three times a week. Can’t imagine life without it though; what pointless drudgery.
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I agree on all counts, and already feel pasta-deprived during this Passover week.
 
Wow, we must have the same Doctor, he will probably ignore his as I did mine! No one tells a Sicilian to cut back on pasta.
 
A good friend is Italian. Very Italian. Old school Italian. But he was finally diagnosed with celiac disease a few years back after suffering thru years of digestive issues. So he has to eschew all foods with gluten in them, that includes anything with wheat in it, including the usual varieties of pasta, pizza and beer. What a downer that was for him! I still remember his mother’s fabulous Italian recipes, which his non-Italian wife learned to cook for him. His father died of stomach cancer many years ago, and my friend and his wife suspect that gluten sensitivity may have played a key role there. So … the wife has to find gluten-free version of these for her husband, so far the commentary I’ve heard from them is they’re not as tasty as the regular versions. The wife does say her digestion seems to be working better as she has gone on the gluten-free wagon with him.

IANAD and YMMV. I don’t have any issues, but it may be worth checking out for those who have digestive issues that defy explanation. Start with google…
 
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