Thursday, June 9, 2016

High-fat Mediterranean diet does not cause weight gain, study finds

The Mediterranean diet, with a high fat content from olive oil and nuts, does not cause people to gain weight, a major study has found.
Fear of fat is misplaced and guidelines that restrict it in our diets are wrong, say the Spanish researchers who have followed more than 7,000 people, some eating 30g of nuts or 50ml of extra virgin olive oil a day while others were put on a standard low-fat diet. Their research, they say, should put healthy fats – from vegetables and fish – back on the menu, changing attitudes and the way we eat...

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