Diet is not only a weight loss fact…

Most people confuse the Mediterranean diet as a dietary pattern used only to loose weight. It’s not 100% exactly. There thousand of reasons to decide to follow this diet…mainly for healthy reasons.

Weight loss is only a consequence of eating healthy.

There 2 main goal to reach:

1. Patience
2. Consistence

Here a list of useful resources I’ve found this week on the effects of the Mediterranean diet and children, myocardial infarction and prostate cancer.

• Modified Mediterranean diet and survival after myocardial infarction: the EPIC-Elderly study – Mediterranean diet is associated with lower incidence of coronary heart disease, and two randomised trials indicated that it improves prognosis of coronary patients.

• How Much Weight Can I Lose On The Mediterranean Diet? – While many people have lost many pounds on the Mediterranean diet, weight loss is not the primary benefit. The main advantage of eating a diet modeled after that of the cultures living in the Mediterranean Basin is the improvement in health that’s very possible. These people have a low occurrence of chronic diseases and high life expectancy rates. The fact that it’s also possible to lose weight by eating this way should be looked upon as a nice side benefit.

• Cancer Proof Your Prostate – Here’s a good reason why Western European men have lower prostate-cancer rates than U.S do. New research suggests that certain staples of the Mediterranean diet contain prostate cancer- fighting properties.

• You Are What Your Mother Ate – Instead of low-carb/high-protein diets, Reynolds urges women of child-bearing age to strive for a balanced diet. This is supported by a recent study out of Spain, published in the February 2007 issue of Clinical Endocrinology, in which women who chose a dietary pattern closer to the Mediterranean diet (which emphasizes fruits, vegetables, nuts, olive oil, chicken, and seafood) showed lower levels of HPA axis disturbance.