The Mediterranean Diet

If you're on some exotic island, it's a shame not to taste the goodies area? Many aspects of the diet helps to prevent cancer and Alzheimer's disease.

General principles of the Mediterranean diet:

•  Many fruits and vegetables
•  Many grains
•  Garlic, onions, and herbs condiemnte
•  Daily consumption of legumes, nuts and grains
•  Use olive oil as fat

• Fish (at least 3 times per week)
• A little chicken and eggs
• Very little red meat (a few times a month)
• Daily consumption of yogurt and cheese (especially sheep and goats)
• A few sweet foods
• Moderate, but every day red wine

Makes arrangements to take Mediterranean diet on holidays! On these principles, you must add:

• Variety of foods
• Moderated daily calorie intake (1800-2500 calories a day)
• Daily physical activity, moderate

Strengths of the Mediterranean regime:

1. Fats: Mediterranean diet permitted mono-unsaturated fat coming from olive oil and omega-3 fatty acids found in cereals and fish, at the expense of saturated fatty acids (found in animal products). These saturated fatty acids raise cholesterol levels, while unsaturated fatty acids lower total cholesterol, bad cholesterol increase good cholesterol. Omega-3, have protective effects on arteries.
2. Less processed products: in other words, simple and natural products, homemade, not industry.
3. Fruits and vegetables: sources of antioxidants that help prevent diseases related to aging process.
4. Vegetables and salad are available at will, so you can take advantage of them! Eat at least one large serving at every meal.
5. Replace sugar with Canderel sweetener in soft drinks and desserts. 1 teaspoon of sugar contains 20 calories, so if you drink five cups a day with tea or coffee and you put a teaspoon of sugar will add 100 calories without feeling. Small changes can make a difference! Canderel is a sweetener as aspartame and acesulfame-based K.