Healthline ranked the Mediterranean Diet number 1 for the following reasons: Numerous studies associate the Mediterranean diet with a reduced risk of heart disease, as well as heart disease risk factors like high cholesterol and triglyceride levels, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure. One review of 11 studies found that following a Mediterranean eating […]
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In a recent study, scientists used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to map body fat deposits over 18 months in people following two types of diet: Mediterranean/low-carb diets and low-fat diets. The study mapped the distribution and quantity of specific body fat deposits in 278 sedentary adults using MRI, analyzing 300 data points in moderately overweight […]
Read More Diabetes, General Information, Heart Health, Weight LossLast month, Biggest Loser personal trainer Bob Harper was working out in a New York City gym when he collapsed, suffering a heart attack that kept him unconscious for two days. Now that Harper is on the mend, he’s been documenting his recovery on social media, and that part of that involves adapting a more heart-friendly […]
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Johannes Hinrich von Borstel, prospective cardiologist and a former paramedic in his new book Heart: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Important Organ: Many people with heart issues are prescribed statins, with seven million people in the UK taking the cholesterol lowering drugs. Von Borstel advised statins could be beneficial in patients with dangerously high cholesterol, […]
Read More Heart HealthFrom CNN: A new paper confirms that a Mediterranean diet rich in “healthy” fats — such as those found in olive oil, eggs, nuts and fatty fish — might lower your risk of heart disease, breast cancer and type 2 diabetes. Heart disease is the leading cause of death among adults in the United States, […]
Read More Breast Cancer, Diabetes, Heart HealthAccording to the Dec. 22, 2015, issue of The American Journal of Medicine, the popular eating pattern that’s good for your heart—the Mediterranean diet—is also good for your waistline: The trials, which included a total of 998 overweight or obese people, pitted the Mediterranean diet (which is rich in vegetables, fruits, grains, beans, and olive […]
Read More Heart Health, Weight LossRecently, there have been numerous studies to support the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet, from protecting brain health to boosting heart health, and the list continues to grow. Some excerpts are below: A study published in Neurology revealed that eating the Mediterranean diet may reduce brain-cell loss in old age. The researchers uncovered that […]
Read More Anti-Aging, Diabetes, General Information, Heart HealthAccording to Leslie Cho MD, Director of the Cleveland Clinic’s Women’s Cardiovascular Center: There’s been much hype and fanfare surrounding various diets, but the diet that has consistently shown benefit in randomized control studies is the Mediterranean diet. It’s been shown to reduce heart attack and stroke as well as lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol. The Mediterranean diet is based […]
Read More Heart Health, US NewsAccording to new research outlined in the LA Times, Those in the top third of subjects in terms of Mediterranean diet adherence were 47% less likely than those in the bottom third to be among those who developed cardiovascular disease. With each one-point increase in Mediterranean-diet-adherence score, a subject’s average risk of developing cardiovascular disease […]
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“Elena García-Fernández and colleagues from Mediterranean Diet Foundation in Barcelona, Spain published a review that suggests Mediterranean diet can reduce risk of cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus and obesity. The review was based on data from 37 previous studies of which 33 found the link between reduced risk of the cardiodiabesity and adherence to […]
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