Hunza diet

From ArticleWorld

The Hunza diet is inspired by the fact that the people of Hunza, in Gilgit-Baltistan in northern Pakistan, show no incidence of cancer and display remarkable longevity. In addition all elements of the Hunza diet are easily available in Western countries – except life at 4,800 m. Hunza people are supposed to benefit enormously from their vast intake of apricots, dried and fresh, and apricot-seed oil.

The other key elements of the Hunza diet are whole grains such as buckwheat and millet, and fresh fruits and nuts including mulberry, figs, walnuts and almonds, and fresh vegetables in season. Although average adult Hunza males eat half the protein and fat of normal Americans, they eat the same amount of carbohydrates, which some believe accounts for their supposed superior strength. The diet is rich in dietary fiber, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals.

The Hunza diet fad comes and goes, and has its roots in a 1947 book by Jerome Irving Cohen, called The Healthy Hunza. Cohen, an organic farmer, culled the information from accounts of British colonial officers who had explored the area.