299476 Fri Dec 17 10:24:35 -0800 2004 3 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1659290 Great Reuters Health story this morning about a peer-reviewed publication in the British Medical Journal about researchers who created a mathematical model for an ideal daily meal that could slash the odds of heart disease by 76%. It would require eating a meal containing wine, fish, dark chocolate, fruit and vegetables, garlic and almonds. The ingredients should be taken daily, apart from the fish which could be eaten four times a week, as part of a balanced diet. The wine and chocolate should be of course consumed in moderation. The scientists derived this meal as a non-pharmaceutical alternative to a Polypill, a combination of drugs taken in one dose to combat heart disease. They said a separate report in the journal contained a menu devised by British chef Raymond Blanc: a three course dinner of watercress soup, grilled mackerel with winter root veg, chickpeas, toasted almonds and garlic, and chocolate mousse. Sounds like a great prescription to me! Fri Dec 17 10:24:35 -0800 2004 0 Joan Kureczka 1 1659296 Can anyone come up with a dish that has all the ingredients in it? Sounds like an interesting study. One thought: In an EPA posting titled "Advice to women who may become pregnant, pregnant women, nursing mothers, and young children" they caution this group to only eat 12 oz of seafood per week because of mercury. It sounds like an interesting diet but I think fish 4 times a week is not worth the risk. Mercury can damage your kidneys and almost all seafood has some mercury in it these days. Sad but true. Eli Fri Dec 17 10:42:23 -0800 2004 1659290 0 ChefElias 2 1659304 There are some farmed fish -- trout for example -- where that is not a risk. And certainly others where it is significantly less. Fri Dec 17 11:24:23 -0800 2004 1659296 0 Joan Kureczka 1 1659349 Sure does, but just try getting the insurance company to cover it. :) Fri Dec 17 15:35:32 -0800 2004 1659290 0 neighbor