The Mediterranean diet's benefits

The Mediterranean diet has sparked the interest of many researchers. They have tried to discover what conditions can benefit from this diet and have undertaken numerous studies which have shown the effects of treating and prevention of this eating plan.

- The Mediterranean diet has a potent antioxidant effect that prevents oxidation of cholesterol and plaque formation, which reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases such as myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, hypertension, thrombosis;


- The Mediterranean diet significantly reduces the metabolic syndrome. It is also known as syndrome X or insulin resistance syndrome and it combines hypertension, obesity, insulin resistance, glucose intolerance and abnormal blood lipids. The Mediterranean diet reduces the risk of installation of this syndrome and improves the condition of people who have these symptoms.

- Obesity. At obese and overweight people it lowers the total cholesterol, blood pressure and increases sensitivity to insulin.


- The Mediterranean diet protects from osteoporosis and reduces the risk of bone fractures. This is why people who are prone to osteoporosis (menopausal women, elderly, people who do not eat meat and milk) can prevent the disease by adopting this eating plan.

- The Mediterranean diet protects the cardiovascular system through it's beneficial effects on fat metabolism. It reduces the "bad" cholesterol and increase levels of "good" cholesterol, the heart and blood vessels ally. No wonder that the Mediterranean population has the lowest number of incidents of heart and vascular disease.


-  The Mediterranean diet reduces the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and prolongs survival of patients suffering from this disease.

Obviously, it's not easy to adopt such a diet. Following recipes that respect the principles of this diet can be difficult both in financial terms and also by the time devoted, but with a little effort will get special benefits for your and your family's health.