How Are You Achieving Your Nutritional Goals?
Today’s leading diets are more focused on promoting optimal health than encouraging weight loss. Take the Mediterranean Diet, for example. For the seventh year in a row, this food plan—which is mostly comprised of nutrient-dense fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds and healthy fats— has been ranked number one by U.S. News & World Report.
“The Mediterranean is great for almost everyone and is regarded as beneficial for heart heath, lowering inflammatory markers, weight regulation and cancer prevention,” says Rebecca Castellano, functional nutritionist and lifestyle practitioner, certified life coach, Nutroenergy, Bellmore. The diet also flexible and simple to follow, she notes.
Many attempt the carnivore diet in an effort to address autoimmune and metabolic issues, digestive challenges, and weight management, says Castellano. Proceed with caution, as this mostly (red) meat-based diet lacks sufficient, long-term safety studies, she warns.
Excerpted from the Long Island Press
