| For those who want to live a healthy lifestyle, new | | | | and pasta for dinner. This is combined with fish, |
| research has shown that the daily use of Olive Oil in | | | | chicken and nuts and olive oil |
| your meal is especially beneficial. In fact the use of | | | | The other two diets tested are a protein rich and a |
| Olive Oil seems to be even more beneficial then | | | | carbohydrate rich variation of the DASH diet, but |
| eating an extra slice of whole wheat bread. This is | | | | with no olive oil. |
| the outcome of research by members of the John | | | | All three diets did lower blood pressure and |
| Hopkins University on a comparison between three | | | | cholesterol 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 and | | | | lowered blood pressure and cholesterol just a bit |
| the Cholesterol level much more then a carbohydrate | | | | more. And these factors are an important |
| rich diet. Compared to a protein rich food an olive oil | | | | determinant of the long-term onset of cardiovascular |
| rich diet is easier to digest. | | | | disease. |
| Scientists from the John Hopkins University have | | | | All participants in the research reported that it was |
| researched the DASH-diet. (Dietary Approach to Stop | | | | fairly easy to comply with each of these diets. But |
| Hypertension). This diet has been developed a few | | | | the participants in the protein rich variety complained |
| years ago to aid people with high blood pressure | | | | more often about digestive problems and as a result |
| problems. The researchers have compared DASH to | | | | of that they tended to be less physically active then |
| two alternative diets and have published their | | | | the control group. |
| conclusion in the Journal of the American Medical | | | | So this is an outcome that supports the |
| Association | | | | Mediterranean Diets with their high Fish (Omega 3 |
| The DASH diet contains a lot of carbohydrates. You | | | | fatty acids) and Olive Oil content even more. |
| eat muesli for breakfast, whole grain bread for lunch | | | | |