Czech pub food eating experiment resulted in lost weight, lower cholesterol - Wikinews
On February 8, the same day Super Size Me opened in Prague, a Czech film company's volunteer known as Karel Gustav Bozan began a 1 month diet of Czech pub food and beer in a Czech version called "Super Spek Me"; which translates loosely as "Super Flab Me".

Zuzana Pudilova of Aerofilms described the volunteer at that time: "He is a well-built man between 45 and 50. He is almost 2 metres tall, he is not exactly thin but until now he has had quite a healthy lifestyle."

Karel ate typical Czech pub food for an entire month with three rules: no vegetables or fresh fruit (unless they came with a meal) no exercise, and lots of beer.

Karel's menu consisted entirely of typical Czech dishes. Obesity therapist, Iva Malkova, had warned at the beginning of the project: "People in the Czech Republic eat much more fat, especially animal fat than is recommended." Pub meals in the the Czech Republic often consist of such fatty items as goose with dumplings or sausages.

Yesterday the results were announced; Karel lost six kilos, his cholesterol went down and so did his liver enzymes, triglyceride and uric acid levels. His blood pressure did not change. At his interview with Radio Prague he said: "I feel good, great! The food was varied and there were even enough greens in the garnish. As for beer, I tried to alternate brands but I always settled it with Pilsner. I liked the experiment, it was all paid for by the distributor, Aerofilms. I would do it again, maybe they will propose it to me!"

An interesting item on Wikinews. There is a lot of lore attached to any national cuisine and I have no doubt that this is just another piece of that. Of course, as is the case with any national diet, it is probably healthy in moderation (which its traditional form included of necessity) in combination with a lot of physical labor.

As a vegeterian who's traveled a bit of the world I found - and backed up by more research - that at the heart of all national cuisines, there is a core of healthy vegetarian dishes. This was borne out of necessity because meat was scarce (and an ineffective way of collecting more than 20% of energetic intake) - all the sacred lore out there is about bread after all - never steak. Although back then meat was a necessary source of protein - it was never a big part of the diet (all the stereotypical images of hunter-gatherers notwithstanding). However, as a result of the scarcity, meat gained a prestigious status and became associated with the best the cuisine had to offer. That's why you would hear nonsense like - "a traditional Czech meal without meat is not a proper Czech meal" (substitute any country).