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The Mediterranean Diet – Some Facts

The Mediterranean Diet won’t cause kidney failure (like some diets) has a significant history and an abundance of evidence to back it reduces risk of increasing cholesterol reduces the risk of rebound weight gain also decreases the risk of cancer and heart disease tastes so good, that it’s fun! he Mediterranean Diet covers everything you [...]

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The Mediterranean Diet – Lose weight safely and easily

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Very Popular Mediterranean Diet

photo credit: Kevork-Alp Guest Blog Post: Mediterranean Diet Despite its name it is not typical of all Mediterranean cuisine, although this diet was a very popular recommendation in the 1990s. Lard, butter and olive oil are commonly used in Northern Italy for cooking, but in North Africa, besides olive oil, sheeps tail fat and rendered [...]

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Mediterranean Diet – How To Get Started

The Mediterranean-style diet has fewer meats and carbohydrates and more plant-based foods and monounsaturated (good) fat than a typical American diet. Many people who live in Italy, Spain, and other countries in the Mediterranean region have eaten this way for centuries. Following the Mediterranean diet may lead to more stable blood sugars, lower cholesterol and [...]

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A Quick Mediterranean Shopping List To Get Started

photo credit: MissMoniquita The diet includes: olives and olive oil whole grains, mostly in bread and cereal rather than pasta very little red meat fish and seafood some cheese, but less milk lots of vegetables and fruit legumes and nuts red wine People who live in this region of the Mediterranean tend to eat a [...]

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Omega 3 and Mediterranean Diet Spell Heart Health

Studies of people who eat a diet that is typical of the Mediterranean region have shown that this type of diet leads to reductions in heart disease as well as forms of cancer. A typical Mediterranean diet has a large amount of fruit, vegetables, whole grain breads and cereals, beans, potatoes and seeds. Olive oil [...]

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