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History of the Mediterranean Diet

Ancient mediterranean foods
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While fad diets and cosmetic surgery continue to offer patchwork (and often dangerous) solutions to the growing problem of the overweight and obese Western population many are finding that an adherence to the traditional and historic Mediterranean diet presents one of the most simple, effective alternatives and solutions.

To examine the typical Mediterranean diet it is important to trace back those civilizations and societies that played a role in contributing to its make-up and by doing this we can best look at the most prevalent foods in the ancient Roman, Greek, Egyptian and Arab cultures and time.
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What’s the best way to eat out while working & eat on the road?

Eating out with the Mediterranean diet

Following the tips in this post I’ll try to give you useful info on how to use the Mediterranean diet principles and answers these questions:

  • How do we eat healthy when we’re limited to airport food and business dinners?
  • How do we keep up our exercise routine when we’re on a plane most of the day or in meetings?
  • How can we lose weight while stay 8-10 hours in an office?

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Comparing all food pyramids of the best diets

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    Are all the diet pyramids the same?

    Last days I was reading an article about the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet food pyramid and my attention went to this document where there is a comparison of the main diet pyramids.

    So I did a little research to do a general comparison of the best diet pyramids in the world:

    • The Mediterranean diet pyramid
    • The Latin America diet pyramid
    • The Asian diet pyramid
    • The Vegetarian diet pyramid
    • The eatwise pyramid
      • My Pyramid
      • The Food guide pyramid
    • The Native american food pyramid
    • The healthy diet Pyramid
    • The Canadian food guide
    • The Singaporeans food pyramid
    • The Okinawa diet food pyramid

    The results are amazing! It’s very interesting to see how similar are these different type of pyramids. Sure the types of food are different (preferences, food availability and cultural patterns) but their main principles are the same.

    So it’s not important what type of diet you choose. The important is your eating behavior and what type of foods you eat.

    Important note: We are not talking about “Fad” diets or other similar, but real ways to eat better

    Let’s examine all the different types of food pyramids…

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    Heart disease, cancer, tomatoes and Olive oil. Focus on how they are linked and can help you

    Med diet pyramid increases your health

    Here a list of the recent buzz I’ve found on the web this week…so let’s talk about:

    General

    • Is the Mediterranean diet really what we need?
    • What is a Mediterranean pyramid diet?

    Health effects

    • Interview with world heart scan authority, Dr. John Rumberger
    • How to fight Prostate Cancer and blindness
    • Causes mortality after myocardial infarction

    Foods

    • More Omega-3s essential
    • Diabetic Diets and Wine
    • Lower Cholesterol by eating tomatoes
    • Why You Should Make Extra Virgin Olive Oil Part of Your Diet
    • Spinach and Eggs Can Help Your Vision

    Cooking

    • Some cooking advices on how to cook some Med foods

    Not so good info…

    • Greek diet fuels heart problems
    • Binge Drinking On The Rise In Mediterranean Countries

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    All the benefits of eating a healthy diet plan

    It’s not difficult to find people that ask questions like:

    • What are the drawbacks for doing the Mediterranean diet?
    • Does the Mediterranean diet cause diseases?
    • What are the Mediterranean diet dangers?

    I did a little research in forums, social media, newspapers and medical magazines and I didn’t find anything that confirm that the Mediterranean diet has bad consequences on health.

    I’ve found instead a list of resources that confirm the health benefits of this diet…here the some ones:

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    How we have lost our good diet behavior – Poor children…

    children and foods
    (Thanks to http://www.flickr.com/photos/aaronjacobs/)

    As Italian I’m a reader of the Beppe Grillo’s blog. This blogger is very famous because he attacks politics and things that don’t go well in Italy.

    Last day i read a post where he wrote about the Marketing effects on children’s eating behaviors.

     

    The results are incredible and don’t do good future prospectives.

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