Why follow the Pioppi diet?

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By Sarah Ann Macklin

The Mediterranean diet focuses on healthy fats, unrefined carbohydrates, legumes, nuts and copious amounts of fresh fruit and vegetables, lean protein, very little sugar, and a small glass of red wine with your evening meal.

So why is this tipped as the diet to follow? Well, evidence has shown an abundance of health benefits. I generally don’t like the term diet, yet this approach towards a way of eating is more of a full lifestyle change, with no counting calories.

The Mediterranean diet will not leave you feeling hungry as you should eat until you’re satisfied. However, with the abundance of nourishing vegetables and healthy fats, it will be sure to fill you up for longer, as well as needing to eat less because the healthy fats and fibre will fill you up.

With the National Obesity Forum questioning the current nutritional guidelines which they fear has ‘underpinned the obesity epidemic over recent decades.” This refers to the eat well plate, which in my opinion is severely outdated, and does not acknowledge healthy fats, and drives heavily on refined carbohydrates.

So, what’s the evidence?

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