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Ms. Ayla Coussa, a Clinical Dietitian at Bareen International, will tell us more about "Mediterranean Diet".
Posted on
8 January 2017
| Last updated on 19 February 2018
Recent studies have shown that a Mediterranean diet supplemented with either olive oil or nuts was more beneficial in preventing breast cancer compared to a low-fat diet, without advising what type of fats to use.
The rationale for the influence of olive oil on cancer risk is that oil has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties with it polyphenols content.
Keep in mind that 1 tablespoon of oil is equivalent in calories to 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise or butter; however, fat in oil consists mainly of the GOOD UNSATURATED one.
Key components of the Mediterranean diet:
- Eating primarily plant-based foods: fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes and nuts
- Replacing butter with healthy fats such as olive oil and canola oil
- Eating fish and poultry at least twice a week
- Limiting red meat
- Using herbs and spices instead of salt to flavor foods.
By
Ms. Ayla Coussa
Clinical Dietitian
Bareen International Hospital
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