The Mediterranean diet could be the key to blasting belly fat. A new study from the Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea-Plus revealed that the Mediterranean diet, partnered with physical activity, can counter aging-related body changes suchh as fat gain and loss of muscle mass. The study, published in JAMA Network Open on Oct.
The results showed that an energy-reduced Mediterranean diet and increased physical activity appeared to reduce aging-related weight gain and muscle loss. A total of 1,521 middle-aged and older participants, who were either overweight or had obesity and metabolic syndrome, were separated into two groups. The first group followed a Mediterranean diet while reducing their calorie intake by 30% and increasing their physical activity.
The participants in the first group experienced 'clinically meaningful' changes in body composition throughout the three-year experiment, according to the researchers. This included a 5% or greater improvement in fat mass, visceral fat mass and loss of lean muscle mass after only one year of following the diet. Fox News Digital reached out to the researchers for comment.
Sadly, in America, our view of food has become really unhealthy,' she said. 'We’ve been encouraged to seek carbs and sugar for emotional comfort, and only turn to vegetables if we have to go on a diet.
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