Mediterranean Diet InformationWritten by Anita cherry
Mediterranean diet is basically dietary traditions followed by people of Greece, Spain and southern Italy who live around Mediterranean Sea. It has been studied by an American Dr Ancel Keys when he landed in Greece in 1945. He discovered that people of Greece and Spain had longer life expectancy and didn’t have any major health problem. Their diet mainly consists of lots of food from plant sources freshly eaten minimally processed, locally grown, and seasonal and very little food from animal sources Foods mainly are fresh fruits, vegetables, sea fresh fish, herbs, bread, grains, nuts and seeds, non refined oils like olive oil which is 25% to 35% of fat consumed and low consumption of saturated fats, moderate consumption of cheese and yoghurt, honey and fresh fruits for desserts, lots of fresh fish and non refined cereals. Vegetables consumed should be at least 1 pound and red meat consumed sparingly only. Lots of physical activity and consumption of wine if taken should only be 1 glass for women and 2 glasses for men daily with meals. Fruits are mainly grapes, raisins olives, avocado, strawberries, raspberries, currant, blue berries grapes, black olives, orange, apple, pear, figs, pomegranates, dates, passion fruits, cherry, apricot, grapefruit, peach, prunes, quince, bergamot and plums. Vegetables are spinach, lettuce, cauliflower, broccoli, white peach, bell pepper, carrot, beetroot, tomato, onion, shallots, scallions, green onion, celery, eggplant, capers, cucumber, lemon, Zucchini, white and red cabbage, mushroom, grapevine leaves, artichokes, potatoes, sweet corn and gherkin.
| | Lower Cholesterol with Natural FoodsWritten by www.FatFreeKitchen.com
[You have permission to publish this article in your web sites, ezines or electronic publication, as long as piece is used in its entirety including resource box, all hyperlinks (clickable) and references and copyright info. ]Copyright 2005, P. Mehta http://www.fatfreekitchen.com/ Blood cholesterol is mainly of two types: LDL and HDL cholesterol. Both types of cholesterol are produced by our body to perform certain functions and are always present in our blood. A total blood cholesterol of less than 200 mg/dL, LDL cholesterol of less than 130 mg/dL and HDL cholesterol more than 35mg/dL are considered good for health of our heart. The problem arises when our body produces more LDL and total cholesterol and less HDL cholesterol than above mentioned figures. What you should do if you have high cholesterol then what? It is not always necessary to take medication. In most cases, both LDL and HDL cholesterol can be improved with regular exercise and eating low fat cholesterol friendly foods. The cholesterol friendly foods or super foods
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