According to scientists, a healthy diet can include “a lot of fat.”
In a recent study, scientists suggest that a Mediterranean diet with no restrictions on fat may still lower a person’s risk for breast cancer, diabetes, and heart attacks compared to other diets.
Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer continue to be among the leading causes of morbidity and death in many countries.
Typical western diets, which are high in saturated fats, sugar, and refined grains, have been linked to these chronic diseases.
Recent studies have shown that a Mediterranean diet, which is essentially plant-based, maybe a healthier option.
In the current study, researchers reviewed available evidence to summarize the effect of a Mediterranean diet on health.
They also examined whether North American populations would be likely to adhere to such a diet.
The researchers defined it as a diet that placed no restriction on total fat intake and included two or more of seven components:
High unsaturated fat (for example, olive oil as the main cooking oil), high fruits and vegetables, high legumes, grain and cereal, moderate red wine, dairy products, and low meat and meat products with increased intake of fish.
Several studies have suggested that a Mediterranean diet like this may be linked to lower risks of heart attacks, breast cancer, and type 2 diabetes.
In addition, studies have found that colorectal and lung cancer risks are lower in people who take the Mediterranean diet more frequently.
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The study was published in the Annals of Internal Medicine and conducted by Bloomfield HE et al.
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