Macro partitioning
Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (MD) prevents obesity and reduces cardiometabolic risk in children and adults, whereas adoption of Western diets (high in saturated fats, refined carbs, and processed meats) accelerates obesity epidemics.
Adopt a Mediterranean-style dietary pattern: prioritize vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts, and olive oil; consume fish and poultry moderately; and minimize red meat, sweets, and processed foods. This approach is cost-effective, transferable to non-Mediterranean regions by substituting local equivalents, and is the most effective dietary strategy for preventing obesity and cardiometabolic disease in both children and adults.
The Mediterranean Diet (MD) has been identified as having proved to be the most effective amongst many others in terms of prevention of obesity-related diseases... adherence to the MD significantly began to decrease... whereas from 2004–2011 there was a stabilization of the trends in adherence values... recent studies support the role of the MD in preventing obesity development in children
Why this rating
The paper is a narrative review citing multiple observational studies, meta-analyses, and public health data, though it acknowledges some ambiguity in MD definition.
Source
Obesity and the Mediterranean Diet: A Review of Evidence of the Role and Sustainability of the Mediterranean Diet
Santa D’Innocenzo et al. · Nutrients · 2019
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