Dieting Delilah - I help diet

The Mediterranean Diet is based on a study that showed that the people who live in this region have the lowest incidence of heart disease in the world.

Nutritionists trace it to the fact that the fats in their diets are mono unsaturated (primarily because they use olive oil). They also take less meats and eggs, with most of their main entrees made of fish and poultry. They also take lots of fruits, vegetables, bread, potatoes, nuts and seeds.

So people started thinking that maybe these Greeks had a good idea going, and started selling “The Mediterranean Diet” which consists of a balanced mediterranean diet menu. It helped that it had the same exotic ring as the Mediterranean Cruise, duping a lot of us into thinking it would somehow be just as fun).

Part of it is true. It’s got a lot of plant proteins and gives lots of energy, and it does limit the amounts of “bad” fat.

But what the hype doesn’t tell you is that even if it’s low cholesterol, it’s still got a lot of fat and a lot of carbs—that pasta alone spells trouble. So this is one diet where you’ll actually gain weight if you’re not careful. So no, this doesn’t work.

The Verdict: The Mediterranean Diet is proof of how easy it is to be duped into catch-all phrases like “low cholesterol” or “high protein”. You can be on a low cholesterol diet and still be eating large amounts of fat, and high protein is not necessarily proof that it’s low carb. Girlfriend, take it as a lesson. Read the fine print. Find out everything about a diet before you try it.

Categories: long term, low maintenance, regimented, body

Feedback: “The diet worked for me because I didn’t care about losing weight, I just wanted to eat more healthily but wanted more flavor in my food.” - Terry, (STATE)