Pasta Doesn't Make You Fat, Obesity Link Debunked: Eat It, Lose Weight

Good news for pasta lovers. It seems that you can eat pasta to your heart's content without becoming obese, a new study says. 

According to a group of researchers from Italy, where pasta hailed from, there is no link between eating pasta and obesity, as oppose to traditional conception. 

Their research is based on data gathered from the eating habits of 23,000 Italians. The study is now published in the Nutrition and Diabetes journal, as reported by NJ.

The researchers claimed that contrary to those who claimed that eating pasta is harmful to one's waist, they found no sufficient reason why pasta should be avoided by weight conscious people. 

"We're talking about a fundamental component of Italian Mediterranean tradition, and there is no reason to do without it," said one of the study's authors, Licia Iacoviello.

An important caveat though of this study is that they studied the data in relation to people following the Mediterranean diet. They found that eating pasta can lead to smaller waists among those following the Mediterranean diet - largely consisting of fruits, fish, vetegrables and many more healthy stuff, The Telegraph reported. 

"Our data show that enjoying pasta according to individuals' needs contributes to a healthy body mass index, lower waist circumference and better waist-hip ratio," George Pounis of the Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Health Care Neuromed in Pozzilli., said.

While the findings seem surprising, Mediterranean countries are already well aware o health benefits of consuming pasta long before this, UPI reported. According to nutritionists, pasta can lead to obeity only if there is too much sauce. 

They asserted that those who love pasta are those who love the Mediterranean diet anyway.  Technically, for a spaghetti-all-you-can diet to help you achieve weight loss, you must eat like an Italian.