The health benefits of traditional Mediterranean diet
In recent years, the people have greatly increased consumption of industrially processed products such as ready meals or ready to serve appetizers, desserts or pastries and confectionery industry. These products induce an increased intake of salt, saturated fats and sugars. By contrast, traditional products in the diet such as bread, rice, beans, potatoes, etc., are being used less and less.
The traditional Mediterranean diet has health benefits, scientifically proven, that have been associated with improved lipid profile. These biological effects and many more, allow us to consider the Mediterranean diet as an excellent proposal for the prevention of coronary disease.
Nutrition experts recommend having at least five meals a day: breakfast, mid morning, lunch, snack and dinner. It is advisable not to spend many hours without eating.
The breakfast is a plate of great importance as it will help to achieve a correct cognitive performance in school work and in daily work.
To achieve adequate nutrition is necessary to incorporate a wide variety of foods to our daily intake, so you should incorporate into foods from different food groups pyramid.
During dinner you should try to choose bland foods such as cooked vegetables, soups, fish or dairy, to have a sleep undisturbed by digestion difficult.
The traditional Mediterranean diet has scientifically proven benefits that have been associated with improved lipid profile, as their consumption increases HDL (so-called good cholesterol) while reducing the LDL (bad cholesterol). It is also a diet rich in fiber and antioxidants. These biological effects and many more, allow to consider the Mediterranean diet as an excellent proposal for the prevention of coronary heart disease.
