By Allison Preston
For everyone who's been on a diet themselves or knows someonewho's been on a diet, you know how bland the food can besometimes. With foods like rice cakes it's no secret why youlose weight, if the foods taste like carboard.
For everyone who's had this experience there is hope. You shouldlook at the Mediterranean Diet. The Mediterranean Diet isn't anew fad or quick loss weight scheme, in fact it's been aroundfor over 40 years. However it's taken science that long tofugure out what it was and why it works. The Mediterranean is adiverse region that is made up of 16 countries along theMediterranean Sea. Countries like France, Spain, Italy andGreece have diverse and different cultures. While the foods aredifferent on a nutritionally level they share many similarities.They contain lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. Wine isconsumed in moderate amounts daily. Eggs are consumed inmoderate amounts, and foods like poultry, fish and dairy areconsumed on a limited basis.
However as many nutritionists and scientists are discovering oneof the keys to the Mediterranean Diet is the oils. Plant basedoils are extensively used throughout the region, with olive oilbeing the most popular. Olive oil is a monounsaturated fat,which means it's good for the body and does things like loweryour cholesterol. Do to the rich fats in the foods and thoseused in the cooking the foods of the region are known for thefull rich textures and flavors that they have. In fact it'sthese fats which give the foods a luxurious "mouth feel".However eating foods rich in fats is not without somesacrifices, as fats have more than double the amount of caloriesof similarly sized portions of protein or carbohydrates.Learning to manage and control your portions is a key aspect ofanybody who wants to follow the Mediterranean Diet.
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