'Healthy Diet' Has Lots Of Fats, Studies Say

The Mediterranean diet is delicious - it's delicious because there are a lot of vegetables, but also because it does not restrict your food intake to just that: it encourages you to eat fats as well.

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Time magazine noted that healthy fat does not build up in blood vessels, so they don't contribute to things like heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension. It includes nuts, fruits, vegetables, grains, and seafood, which also mean that it has unsaturated fats, linking the Mediterranean diet to lower risks of chronic diseases, including cancer. Olive oil, moderate wine, and a bit of dairy makes this type of eating habit certainly pleasurable.

The study, which was published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine, lead researcher Dr. Hanna Bloomfield and her team analyzed data from 53 studies as they investigated the health effects of the Mediterranean diet. Overall analysis showed that people who follow this diet had a lower risk of developing heart disease compared to those who don't. There is also a 57% lower risk of developing breast cancer, and another 30% reduced risk from getting diabetes.

Bloomfield told The Daily News, "It's OK to have up to 40% of your daily calories from these 'healthy fats.'" She also reviewed evidence collected by the team in the past 50 years to determine that high-fat Mediterranean Diet lo lower incidents of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

So what is her tip for those who want to lose weight? Bloomfield shared, "You should cook with olive or canola oil, limit your intake of red meat to a few times a week, refrain from products with added sugar or refined carbohydrates, and supplement your diet with plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and legumes (beans, peas)."