A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine examined various eating patterns to see which one was the healthiest; which one lowered weight the easiest and was the easiest to keep weight off. The results showed a low-glycemic, Mediterranean diet was best. Now, a new study from the Annals of Internal Medicine reiterates these findings. It appears the low-fat diet recommended by the American Heart Association is not the best diet for avoiding medication in type 2 diabetics. Participants who followed the Mediterranean diet were half as likely to need diabetic medications and had more weight reduction from baseline.
For a lifestyle intervention that creates a palatable, healthful eating pattern, the Mediterranean diet was much more impressive than the low-fat diet. For those attempting to increase their health, decrease abdominal girth and prevent diabetes and its terrible complications, it appears the low-glycemic, Mediterranean-style eating pattern is the easiest and most effective.
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