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The Mediterranean Way of Eating - Evidence for Chronic Disease Prevention and Weight Management (Paperback)
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The Mediterranean Way of Eating - Evidence for Chronic Disease Prevention and Weight Management (Paperback)
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Scientific evidence accumulated over decades validates the idea
that a plant-based dietary pattern, such as the traditional
Mediterranean way of eating, promotes health and plays an important
role in risk reduction and prevention of several chronic diseases.
One of the great advantages of the Mediterranean diet is that it
can be easily adopted by other cultures because it is flexible and
highly palatable. The Mediterranean Way of Eating: Evidence for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Weight Management offers
evidence-based information about an enjoyable, healthy way of
eating that has stood the test of time, along with practical
suggestions for incorporating the Mediterranean diet into your
daily life. The first part of the book provides a brief history of
the Mediterranean region and its different dietary influences. It
discusses shared and unique foods in the coastal regions, and
recent influences of processed foods and fast foods. It also
presents scientific information on critical nutrients
(macronutrients, vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, antioxidants,
and fiber) in foods found in the Mediterranean diets, how they
function in the body, and why they are essential to health. The
authors review the major chronic diseases, including obesity, type
2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and certain cancers, and
examine how a Mediterranean-style diet may help reduce risk or
prevent these diseases. The second part of the book addresses the
protective effects of foods and food components, discussing how
Mediterranean diets may confer health benefits for reducing disease
risk and managing weight. It examines the evidence-based health
benefits for each of the food groups-such as fruits, vegetables,
grains, fish, meat, dairy products, plus alcohol-along with
suggestions for using the foods as part of a healthy diet. The last
part of the book focuses on how to move toward a
Mediterranean-style diet in your own life, eating at home or dining
out, offering effective strategies for implementing the dietary
changes.
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