What exactly is the Mediterranean diet?

Key features of the Mediterranean diet:



High consumption of breads, pasta, rice, couscous, polenta, bulgur and potatoes

High consumption of fruits (3-4 pieces a day), legumes and vegetables (5 different varieties)

Moderate amounts of grilled and steamed fish

Moderate amounts of olive oil - consumed with fresh vegetables and on salads

Small portions of lean red meat with no visible fat, lean pork

Alcohol in small amounts

High intake of antioxidants

Regular exercise is believed to be such an important part of Mediterranean health that it is part of the Mediterranean pyramidWhat exactly is the Mediterranean diet?
the diet they eat in the mediterraneanWhat exactly is the Mediterranean diet?
It is a diet based on how people eat in the Mediterranean. If you look it up on Wikipedia, it will tell you more about it. You can also go to their main website and get a lot of information about it.What exactly is the Mediterranean diet?
The Mediterranean diet is a fat-free,highly "healthy" diet that consists mainly of fresh vetegables,olive oil,fish and "white" meat.It is called Mediterranean because it forms the daily meal of the people living around the Mediterranean sea,mainly Greece.I have to leave now to eat a Greek salad.Cheers!What exactly is the Mediterranean diet?
I'm only level 1 so I cant "thumbs up" but Sweetb hit the nail on the head. I would only add that legumes + whole grain intake should be emphasized--they are a key to robust health and longevity. Fish, especially salmon and sardines, before meat, should also be emphasized, and limit pork to a few times per year.
FALSE!



Ancel Keys ERRONEOUS THEORIES are FALSE ABOUT CORONARY HEART IDEASE AND SATURATES.



and HIS erroneous version of the "mediterramean Diet" is also FALSE





The REAL Mediterranean Diet is RICH in saturated fat with the FRENCH eating the MOST saturates in the whole Mediterraena and having the LOWEST rate of coronary disease in the Mediterranean AND THE WHOLE WEST





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