Olive Oil In Diet Better Than Whole Grain Bread

For those who want to live a healthy lifestyle, newand pasta for dinner. This is combined with fish,
research has shown that the daily use of Olive Oil inchicken and nuts and olive oil
your meal is especially beneficial. In fact the use ofThe other two diets tested are a protein rich and a
Olive Oil seems to be even more beneficial thencarbohydrate rich variation of the DASH diet, but
eating an extra slice of whole wheat bread. This iswith no olive oil.
the outcome of research by members of the JohnAll three diets did lower blood pressure and
Hopkins University on a comparison between threecholesterol significantly but the diet that contained
"health diets".the olive oil stood out as the most effective. It
An Olive Oil rich diet lowers the blood pressure andlowered blood pressure and cholesterol just a bit
the Cholesterol level much more then a carbohydratemore. And these factors are an important
rich diet. Compared to a protein rich food an olive oildeterminant of the long-term onset of cardiovascular
rich diet is easier to digest.disease.
Scientists from the John Hopkins University haveAll participants in the research reported that it was
researched the DASH-diet. (Dietary Approach to Stopfairly easy to comply with each of these diets. But
Hypertension). This diet has been developed a fewthe participants in the protein rich variety complained
years ago to aid people with high blood pressuremore often about digestive problems and as a result
problems. The researchers have compared DASH toof that they tended to be less physically active then
two alternative diets and have published theirthe control group.
conclusion in the Journal of the American MedicalSo this is an outcome that supports the
AssociationMediterranean Diets with their high Fish (Omega 3
The DASH diet contains a lot of carbohydrates. Youfatty acids) and Olive Oil content even more.
eat muesli for breakfast, whole grain bread for lunch