What Makes the Mediterranean Diet So Effective?
In its annual Best Diets ranking, U.S. News and World Report has awarded the top spot to the Mediterranean diet for the seventh year in a row. According to the publication, this style of eating—inspired by the eating habits of people living in the Mediterranean region—has such serious staying power because it’s easy to follow long-term and has been shown to support heart health, bone, and joint health, and help prevent certain diseases, such as diabetes.
But “diet” is really a misnomer, says Maya Feller, MS, RD, CDN, author of Eating From Our Roots and a member of U.S. News and World Report’s Best Diets expert panel. “It’s less of a diet, more of a lifestyle, an eating pattern,” she says. “[It] can be customized based on the individual’s likes, dislikes, personal preference, religious needs, and access.”
Excerpted from GQ
