The Mediterranean diet is touted by many these days as a great way to lose weight, and there is good reason.
The Mediterranean diet actively encourages the control of portion size, and this can be an important factor in losing weight. Let’s have a look at what a typical Mediterranean diet consists of.
What can I eat?
We can include the following – fruit and vegetables, grains and beans, pasta and rice and nuts and seeds, and with the customary healthy accompaniment of Olive Oil the basic template is complete.
The use of dairy products is kept to the lower end of the range – although cheese is popularly used – and while animal foodstuffs are used they tend to be in lesser proportion to the above listed.
The Mediterranean diet is about eating small amounts, slowly, and with great enjoyment.
Eating fast is never a good thing. Take your time.
Why does it work?
This is beneficial in many ways – firstly, you eat only what you need without downing an over crowded plate, and second you process the food properly in the digestive system, giving the body the necessary enzymes and energy that it needs to gain from the food.
The Mediterranean diet offers a variety of enjoyable meals and very few restrictions, with the emphasis on eating what you want, and when, but in moderation.
