Category Archives: Mediterranean Diet
Book Review: Zest For Life – The Mediterranean Anti-Cancer Diet
I recently read Zest For Life: The Mediterranean Anti-Cancer Diet, by Conner Middelmann-Whitney. I give it five stars per Amazon.com’s rating system. ♦ ♦ ♦ The lifetime risk of developing invasive cancer in the U.S. is four in ten: a … Continue reading
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Penelope Cruz Touts Mediterranean Diet
Penelope Cruz credits the Mediterranean diet with helping her keep her weight under control, according to “The Times of India.”
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Heart Patients: Mediterranean Diet to the Rescue!
The Mediterranean diet preserves heart muscle performance and reduces future heart disease events, according to Greek researchers reporting in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, May 19, 2010. Reuters and other news services have covered the story. The Mediterranean diet … Continue reading
Mediterranean Diet: State by State
Oldways has put together an article reviewing Mediterranean diet promotional efforts in each of the 50 United States. I’m honored that they focused on me in Arizona. The Oldways website is jam-packed full of practical info on how to move … Continue reading
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Origins and Definition of the Mediterranean Diet
ORIGINS It all starts with Ancel Keys. Keys was the leader of the team who put together the Seven Countries Study, which seemed to demonstrate lower rates of coronary heart disease in countries consuming less saturated fat. [Coronary heart disease … Continue reading
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Mediterranean Diet Linked to Lower Childhood Asthma
Researchers note lower risk of asthma symptoms in Greek 10- to 12-year-olds following a traditional Mediterranean diet, according to a recent Journal of the American Dietetic Association. I reported in 2008 on a Portuguese study that found much improved control … Continue reading
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Pilot Study: Paleo Diet Is More Satiating Than Mediterranean-Style
Swedish researchers reported recently that a Paleolithic diet was more satiating than a Mediterranean-style diet, when compared on a calorie-for-calorie basis in heart patients. Both groups of study subjects reported equal degrees of satiety, but the paleo dieters ended up … Continue reading
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ADA Weight-Loss Guidelines for 2011
Earlier this month the American Diabetes Association published its Standards of Care in Diabetes—2011. The ADA recommends weight loss for all overweight diabetics. For weight loss, either low-carbohydrate [under 130 g/day], low-fat calorie-restricted, or Mediterranean diets may be effective in … Continue reading
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Mediterranean Diet Prevents Middle-Age Weight Gain? Yeah, Right…
Several mainstream media sources recently touted the Mediterranean diet as an effective method for prevention of the expected middle-age weight gain. Reuters is one source, for example. Men on the Mediterranean diet gained 2 lb (about a kilogram) less than other … Continue reading
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Mediterranean Diet Prevents Diabetes – Again
Spanish researchers report that the Mediterranean diet reduced the risk of developing diabetes by 50% in middle-aged and older Spaniards, compared with a low-fat diet. Over 400 people participated in a trial comparing two Mediterranean diets and a low-fat diet. … Continue reading
