Mediterranean Diet

It's week four and it looks like we are still doing a good job and plugging away at working out and watching what we eat. There are not many diets and trends that I support since most of them are hard to maintain over a long period of time. I would like to give a thumbs up to the Mediterranean diet. On a scale of 1-10 (with 1 being the hardest to comply to and 10 being the easiest) for an ability to maintain as an eating lifestyle this diet gets a 7/10. This diet is based on eating large amounts of vegetables, fruits (as in more than five servings a day of both), nuts, whole gains and fish. There is no dairy or red meat in this diet. A four year study was done in Spain on this type of eating. An interesting find was that those who followed this diet had a 30% less chance of Depression. While the study would be more helpful in different populations and a stronger control done, it is helpful information. How this translates to all of us.... a diet high in fruits and vegetables and whole grains is good for you! Ta Da! Ok not a true eye opener but science is catching up with common sense. :) Keep up the good work.