With so many diets available today, how can you tell what is legitimate and what is just going to contribute to the next phase of your yo-yo weight loss efforts? I have found the key is to find "diets" that make vegetables the main priority, promote health over weight loss, and aren't really diets at all, but rather a lifestyle.

Enter the Mediterranean diet, which has a fairly broad list of guidelines, with a big list of benefits: research has shown those that follow this kind of eating plan reduces the risk of heart disease, certain cancers, diabetes, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases. Find some resources below to help you understand what the Mediterranean diet is, as well as how to implement it.

Source

Education

Five Summarized Studies on the Mediterranean Diet
How to Eat Mediterranean
Specific Food List - while the Mediterranean diet isn't exhaustive in the lists of foods you can and cannot have, like some diets are, consider this list a good jumping-off point if you're looking for clarity.

Tools

Mediterranean Shopping List
26 Mediterranean Recipes
User Submitted Recipes
Fort Wayne Metals' Pinterest Page - I've pinned some additional information, as well as recipes.

If you have any questions about the Mediterranean diet, or any others you've heard of recently, please contact Lauren at ext. 2137.