According to a study published Monday in the Heart Journal, a “greenery” form of the Mediterranean diet that includes more plant substances and red meat and poultry than the traditional version may be more heart healthy, especially in men.
The basic version of the diet has been linked to a reduced risk of coronary heart disease, stroke and diabetes in numerous studies. The effect is a diet of fruits, vegetables and whole grains and a low intake of red meat.
“The main message of this study is that the consumption of red meat is more restricted in the Mediterranean diet and with parallel growth of green plants પ્રો protein with high polyphenol and phytosterols content provides more cardiometabolic protection than a healthy Mediterranean diet and will help lower LDL-cholesterol.” Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at Ben-Gurion University in the Negev of Beersheba and Harvard T.H. of Boston. The study was co-authored by Iris Shaw, an associate professor at Chan School Public Health. .
“This was an abnormal and significant 4% reduction in ‘bad’ cholesterol (LDL) and a significant 20% regression in low-grade systemic inflammation,” Shaye said in an email.
To explore whether the green form of the Mediterranean diet may be superior to the original, Shy and his colleagues sat down and numbered 294 moderately obese adults, with an average age of 51, and assigned them to one of three groups.
The first group received guidance on how to accelerate physical activity and achieve a healthier diet; Second, there was a similar incentive to increase physical activity in addition to the advice to adhere to a traditional Mediterranean diet limited to 1,500 to 1,800 per day for men and 1,200 to 1,400 for women; And the third group was advised to follow the same Mediterranean diet with the same physical activity advice plus the same calorie restrictions as the second group.
The third group was encouraged to avoid red and processed meats, drink 28 grams of walnuts (about 7-8 nuts), drink three to four cups / day of green tea, and eat higher amounts of plant substances, including 100. Grams of frozen cubes of wolfia globosa in a shake as a meat substitute.
Wolfia globosa, also known as duckweed, has been consumed as a human food for hundreds of years, mainly in Laos, Vietnam and Thailand, where it is called ‘meat for the poor’ thanks to its high protein content. Can buy in static form.
When Shai and her colleagues compared the three groups, they found that participants in both Mediterranean diet groups lost more weight than those in the healthy diet group. The green Mediterranean diet averaged about 14 pounds (6.3 kg) of weight loss, with people on the traditional Mediterranean diet losing about 12 pounds (5.4 kg), while those on the healthy diet lost only three pounds (1.5 kg).
Participants in the Green Mediterranean diet lost just over an inch (.6..6 cm) from their waist, compared to just between inches (8.8 cm) in people on the traditional Mediterranean diet and 3 inches in those below. (3.3 cm). Healthy diet. Participants in the green Mediterranean diet also saw a significant reduction in LDL cholesterol.
People on the green Mediterranean diet also experienced major changes in blood pressure, insulin resistance and C-reactive protein, important markers of inflammation.
While the green Mediterranean diet may appeal to some people, “I don’t think there is enough benefit for everyone on the traditional Mediterranean diet to do it,” said Julia Dennison, Clinical Nutrition Coordinator for UPMC Maggie-Women’s Hospital in Pittsburgh. “It simply came to our notice then. If a person was able to adhere well to the traditional Mediterranean diet and wanted to do more, this would attract them. “
Dennis became interested in Wolfia Globosa. “Interestingly, it contains all nine amino acids,” he said. “Many plants do not give. To get it you usually have to eat two, such as rice and beans. It also actually has a higher protein content than other plant sources. “
