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Reflecting upon all this data, we can say a few things about the health benefits of wine. First if you are going to eat a diet high in saturated fats, like the Americans and Northern Europeans tend to do, then, with your animal heavy meal, you better drink wine, preferably red.
The classic meal consumed by Americans, French, British, Danish and the rest of the Northern European countries, features a big chunk of flesh from some animal as its focal point. As such it is high in saturated fats. The highest prestige meal is associated with consuming a mammal – Filet Mignon from a cow, Venison from a deer, Pork Loin from a pig, or Lamb Loin from a baby sheep. Of course we sometimes feature birds, i.e. poultry such as of Chicken, Duck, Turkey, Goose, or even Squab.
However for Americans with our big cattle ranches the best of the best is to have a big steak with mashed potatoes drenched in gravy and butter with vegetables sauted or drenched in butter, or perhaps deep fried potatoes, i.e. French fries. These potatoes are named for the French who might even add cheese, foie gras and beef marrow to their meal and then butter, eggs, cream, sugar and chocolate in various combinations for dessert.
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hamburgers and Chicken Mac Nuggets, get their primary animal protein from Cow
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