Author: Ivan Red Jr.
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Last Updated:
August 08, 2022
After the holidays, you gain extra pounds. It is usually necessary to change the diet.
If you are still wondering what diet to start after a hearty holiday meal, then you are definitely not alone. We are flooded with information about proper nutrition and diets for weight loss.
It's really hard to say. At the end of last year, at a symposium on dietetics and nutrition, experts in the field discussed and evaluated over 41 different diets.
Diets are evaluated by various criteria such as safety, whether it is easy to implement, whether it contains the necessary nutrients, whether it is effective in losing weight, whether it can be used as a prevention of socially significant diseases - heart disease, diabetes.
The diet that meets the most criteria is the Mediterranean with a score of 4.2 from a total of 5-point system. This diet has been appreciated for its contribution over the last decade.
The diet offers a wide variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, useful fats such as those found in olive oil and oily fish such as salmon, sardines as well as nuts and seeds.
What is specific about the Mediterranean diet is that it includes real food, food that has not been processed or refined, useful omega fatty acids, all foods are fresh.
Diets such as DASH, macrobiotic, ketogenic have also been evaluated, but none of them surpasses the Mediterranean in efficiency and satisfaction of its users. This type of diet manages to influence inflammatory processes in the body, is suitable for people with chronic diseases, maintains normal blood sugar levels and blood pressure.
This diet is the right diet for people who appreciate good food. Perfectly balanced regime, through which we keep our body and brain in shape and enjoy delicious food.
The Mediterranean diet is suitable for anyone looking for a change in the new year. It will help you get rid of extra pounds, will support your immune system and the activity of the cardiovascular system.
That's why leading nutritionists say that when we choose the Mediterranean type of diet, we will never go wrong.