Polish food's impact on health and longevity

Philips1 2 | 38

10 Dec 2007 / #1

Do you think that Polish food is healthy and does it have any impact on life expectancy of Polish population?

Life Expectancy in 32 Countries

POLAND - Age: 71

eagle-min.com/faq/faq85.htm

plk123 8 | 4119

10 Dec 2007 / #2

71 has everything to do with the oppression people have had to deal with over the centuries. however, vodka helps too. ;) :D

the medical standards do too and so on.. there are many variables.. if food was the only factor then americans would never see 75 as the food here is crap. :)

hello 22 | 891

10 Dec 2007 / #3

The table in the article only shows 20 countries (even though the title claims 32 countries).. I assume Poland is on the 17th place (but then why they claim US is on the 17 place). Not a very scientific source I guess.

But food is very important for longevity - Polish foods is not that healthy though. Too much greasy foods like kielbasa, kaszanka, too much pork. Good are kapusta (golabki, bigos), pierogies.

OP Philips1 2 | 38

10 Dec 2007 / #4

Polish foods is not that healthy though

thank you. It taste OK but pretty heavy tho.

plk123 8 | 4119

10 Dec 2007 / #5

most of my relatives have lived into late 80s or 90s and they ate all the stuff mentioned above... BUT, none of them was ever a couch potato.

grease really doesn't effect everyone the same way.. if one is active, one can burn the heck out of fats.. calorie intake/usage dictates body mass more then anything, imho.

thank you. It taste OK but pretty heavy tho.

that's why we "cut" it with vodka.

OP Philips1 2 | 38

10 Dec 2007 / #6

the food here is crap. :)

Hey "de gustibus non es disputandum". Many people I know don't like food in Poland. I personally like some of it.

plk123 8 | 4119

10 Dec 2007 / #7

"de gustibus non es disputandum"

consistency of the white bread has to be the worst.

OP Philips1 2 | 38

10 Dec 2007 / #8

matter of taste
It's a same like some people like Zywiec and some Carlsberg

z_darius 14 | 3960

10 Dec 2007 / #9

POLAND - Age: 71

According to CIA World Fact Book, in Poland avg. life expectancyat is 75.19 years (2007)

OP Philips1 2 | 38

10 Dec 2007 / #10

I guess once we start looking for the statistics online, we're gonna find about 50 different data bases stating different facts. lol

z_darius 14 | 3960

10 Dec 2007 / #11

Didn't you find yours online too?

Btw. the CIA stats seem consistent with EU Commission stats for 2007.

Dice 15 | 452

14 Dec 2007 / #12

According to Wikipedia World Life Expectancy by Country
#1 is Japan (82.6 years)
#11 CA
#13 NZ
#16 AU
# 22 UK
# 38 US
# 56 PL (75.6 years).

Polson 5 | 1767

14 Dec 2007 / #13

According to CIA World Fact Book, in Poland avg. life expectancyat is 75.19 years (2007)

Yeah, around 75 years, not 71...in 1990 maybe ;)

Patrycja19 61 | 2679

14 Dec 2007 / #14

Do you think that Polish food is healthy and does it have any impact on life expectancy of Polish population?

no.. I think its genetics..

plk123 8 | 4119

15 Dec 2007 / #15

matter of taste

consistency has hardly anything to do with taste. white bread really has hardly any taste. :)

OP Philips1 2 | 38

15 Dec 2007 / #16

consistency has hardly anything to do with taste

I'm saying, I like our bread and whether you like it or not, it is still a matter of taste.
I didn't say you have to like it, did I?