No pasta carbonara or hard liquor on cardinals’ conclave menu

NutritionistGiorgioCalabrese,anItaliandoctorwhospecializesinnutritionalscience,preparedthemenuforthecardinalelectorswhohavekickedofftheconclavetoelectthenextpope. SpeakingwithACIPrensa,CNA’sSpanish-languagenewspartner,thescientificadvisertotheItalianMinistryofHealthexplainedindetailthedishesthatmakeupthespecialconclavemenu,designedspecificallytoprovidethenecessaryenergyforthecardinalswhowillleadasedentarylifeforseveraldays. “Sincetheywon’tbemovingaroundmuchandhavelittletimebecausetheyhavefourvotesaday,Iproposedamenutailoredtothiscircumstance,”heexplained. Thespecialistemphasizedthatthecardinals“needtobefocused,”andthisraisescortisol,theso-called“stresshormone,”whichthebodyproduces“throughtheadrenalglands.” Cortisol,Calabreseexplained,“generatesinsulin,whichnormallyburnssugar,butalsogeneratesfat,”which,heemphasized,“theymusttakeintoaccount.” BreakfastTolowercortisollev