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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
IN a trial that followed participants for more than eight years, those following a Mediterranean diet went significantly longer before needing diabetes medication and more of them had their diabetes go into remission, compared to those on a low-fat diet.
People diagnosed with diabetes should aim to have a healthy diet and a Mediterranean diet is a good, healthy option, said lead study author Katherine Esposito.
Cutting calories is important, and cutting fat is an easy way to cut calories, but according to research, maintaining the right levels of healthy fats is important.
“One of the main aspects of the Mediterranean diet is the percentage of daily fat, which is higher than 30 percent of daily calories, however, the main fat is monounsaturated, usually from olive oil in the Mediterranean basin,” said Ms Esposito, of the Diabetes Unit at the Italian University Hospital at the Second University of Naples.
http://www.gulfweeklyworldwide.com/Articles.aspx?articleid=32089
People diagnosed with diabetes should aim to have a healthy diet and a Mediterranean diet is a good, healthy option, said lead study author Katherine Esposito.
Cutting calories is important, and cutting fat is an easy way to cut calories, but according to research, maintaining the right levels of healthy fats is important.
“One of the main aspects of the Mediterranean diet is the percentage of daily fat, which is higher than 30 percent of daily calories, however, the main fat is monounsaturated, usually from olive oil in the Mediterranean basin,” said Ms Esposito, of the Diabetes Unit at the Italian University Hospital at the Second University of Naples.
http://www.gulfweeklyworldwide.com/Articles.aspx?articleid=32089