Mediterrean Diet

Mediterrean Diet

Mediterrean diet you say? It’s Mediterranean diet. The diet is already a hot topic among not only dieters but also people who want to live healthily according to Mediterranean diet. Inspired by how Mediterranean people eat, an American doctor established a diet program based on it in 1940. However, it was not really a big hit back then. It started gaining popularity in 1990’s when doctors started to recommend the diet to people who have tried to lose weight but failed.

So, what do exactly Mediterranean foods consist of? Well, Mediterranean people do not eat red meat in ordinary time and only consume it during holidays. So you can expect that the diet will leave red meat out and only allow you to eat it occasionally. Frequent ingredients are cereals, legumes, vegetables, and olive oil to cook the meals. Dairy products are also consumed less because they are not available much in Mediterranean area.

So, how this Mediterrean diet helps you to lose weight? First of all, olive oil, the main ingredient they use to cook is low in cholesterol and famous for its ability to boost metabolism system. Replacing you cooking oil with olive oil already saves you from a killer disease and helps you to burn fat faster. The minimum red meat, wine, and dairy product intake also helps you to reduce the calorie and fat intake

Mediterranean diet also encourages people to eat in small portions than one big portion. With small portions, our body can process the food optimally and avoid excess fat storage in our body.

Mediterrean Diet

For people who are not familiar with Mediterranean style of eating, this diet can be really fun since it introduces new eating style as well as new culture. In the process, they will learn that the foods are not only interesting and exotic, but also healthy in many ways, considering that Mediterranean people are healthy population with only little cases of obesity. In the end, Mediterrean diet is a diet which pleases both sides of dieters’ needs.