Mediterranean Diet for Dummies

By: Berman, Rachel

Book Overview

Your companion to the easy, family-friendly diet that anyone can follow

The Mediterranean Diet incorporates the foods and eating habits of the Mediterranean to improve your health and promote longevity. Mediterranean Diet For Dummies shows you that you don't have to give up the things you love to live a healthy lifestyle. This easy-to-follow, sustainable diet focuses on plant-based foods and healthy fats, while still letting you enjoy favorites like meat and cheese, in moderation. Discover the proven benefits of the popular Mediterranean Diet, including reduced risk of chronic health conditions like heart disease and diabetes. Rachel Berman, a registered dietitian and recognized national nutrition expert, walks you through the latest research on this diet. You'll also find recipes and meal plans to help you get started on any budget. Find out why so many people are switching to a Mediterranean Diet, and get clear advice that will make it easy for you to switch, too.

Learn how the Mediterranean Diet can improve your health and extend your life Get easy-to-understand summaries of the latest research on the diet, including its benefits for brain health Discover the pros and cons of adapting the Mediterranean Diet to fit your lifestyle Follow recipes and meal plans that take the guesswork out of healthy eating

If you want or need to change your diet, this Dummies guide can be an important step toward a healthier lifestyle.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1394276850
• ISBN13: 9781394276851
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

“Mediterranean Diet for Dummies” takes the mystery out of the Mediterranean diet.

There are many types of diets for many reasons. You could write an encyclopedia on diet reviews alone. This is a review of the book. This book is a great overview of what the Mediterranean diet is and is not. For me, it was more depth and what I was looking for, how it works, and even recipes. As with many of the “For Dummies Series,” this book is easy to navigate, and if you are searching for anything specific, it is easy to find. One test I tried in the book was to skip exotic recipes and find quick meals and frozen equivalents; it was easy to find a section on this. I also found the section on nuts and berries that would have made Euell Gibbons salivate. There is a huge section on wines, which shows this book has a little something for everyone. However, my body cannot tolerate alcohol, so it is wasted on me. There are lots of nifty diagrams that are a thousand words to supplement your reading. Whatever you do, do not read chapter 4 unless you like bloodthirsty, gory movies. This is a bloodthirsty, gory chapter on high blood pressure and stroke; the worst of which is a little section on how the brain reacts to blood. I will not go into more detail, but I gave this book a great rating for not what it is missing but what it contains.