28 day mediterranean diet plan

The 28 Day Mediterranean Diet Plan is a contemporary program based on foods that have been consumed by people living in and around the Mediterranean Sea for thousands of years. While this diet has clearly been practiced for centuries, it has been done without fanfare like so many other diet fads that come-and-go. The diet has been popularized by the book of the same name by Ayhan and Debra Grossano.

Nature of the diet

Most recently, there was renewed interest in the Mediterranean Diet when the popularity of the Atkins Nutritional Approach began to wane around 2001. Diet-conscious people appeared to be intrigued by the Mediterranean Diet because of its emphasis on fish, fruits, vegetables and olive oil.

Oleic acid, found in olive oil has been conclusively associated with helping protect against cancer (including prostate cancer and breast cancer). Olive oil is a key ingredient in the diet.

As a result, many studies have shown that this diet's high concentrations of omega 3 fatty acids (found in fish such as salmon and flounder) are valuable in reducing heart disorders, cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, and cholesterol. It has also been shown to help reduce the chance of ALS (Lou Gehrig Disease) and birth defects such as spina bifida.

According to Dr. Emily Senay, of CBS News, researchers looked at people aged seventy to ninety for more than a decade. It found that those who adhered to a healthy low-fat Mediterranean-style diet, lowered their risk of death by 23%.

The benefits of "The Mediterranean Diet" have recently been written about by Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld and Dr. Mark Liponis in PARADE MAGAZINE. In a 4-8-08 interview in OK MAGAZINE, television cooking expert Rachel Ray says she personally uses "The Mediterranean Diet".

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