The Mediterranean diet is a diet that is now considered to be the most suitable for the protection of health, especially for the preservation of the health of the heart and the blood vessels. The Mediterranean diet can be most easily presented through the tastes and aromas that permeate the Mediterranean cuisine.
The pyramid of the Mediterranean diet is very similar to the classic food pyramid. Grains, grain products and potatoes are at the basis, which means that they are eaten the most. Following them are the vegetables and fruits, lean meat, fish and seafood, milk and dairy products and nuts and legumes, while fats and sweets are at the top of the pyramid, as the food that is eaten in the smallest amount.
Although it is not intended as a weight-loss diet, long-term adherence to the guidelines of the Mediterranean diet makes it one of the best methods of weight loss. If you want to lose weight, you should definitely keep an eye on the size of the servings during meals, while meals which are adequately divided into breakfast, lunch and dinner prepared from the aforementioned foods will allow the body to obtain all the necessary ingredients and reduce the appetite for sweets.
What are the benefits of the Mediterranean diet?
Excess weight is eliminated in a regulated way, without the accompanying negative effects, undernourishment and regaining the lost weight. According to nutritionist findings, the Mediterranean diet is the best form of nutrition today.
The Mediterranean diet is an ideal diet for disease prevention, but also for the recovery and healing of the organism, also enabling the successful regulation of body weight through an optimal intake of energy from food during the day. Amongst people on the Mediterranean diet, there is a lower incidence of heart and blood vessel diseases (hypertension, high cholesterol and triglycerides), diabetes and cancer and they have a more resistant immune system.
