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Get a flat stomach from the Mediterranean Diet
Mediterranean Diet Shrinks Waist Size, Even without Weight Loss
Try these Mediterranean diet recipes to get a flat stomach, healthier heart, and longer life.
By Emily Main and Dana Blinder
Topics: recipes, mediterranean diet
Fire up the grill and throw on the lamb, eggplants, and red peppers.
RODALE NEWS, EMMAUS, PA—The Mediterranean diet, chock-full of healthy oils, fish, nuts, vegetables, moderate wine intake and light on the red meat and dairy, has been linked to a lot of things, from healthier hearts to longer lives. And according to a new study published in the Journal of Nutrition, it could trim your waistline.
The researchers initially set out to find out if eating like a Greek could lead to lower body fat, and while they found that people who ate Mediterranean cuisine didn’t have lower body mass indexes (BMIs), they did have less belly fat and smaller waistlines. The diet isn’t necessarily lower in total fat content, but it’s lower in calories and higher in fiber, which may prevent fat from accumulating in your midsection, the authors write.
If you’d like to try it for yourself, here are a few recipes from the Rodale Recipe Finder to get you started:
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Recipe: Lamb Burgers with Tomatoes and Feta Cheese Tip:Just like cattle, lambs can be treated with hormones and antibiotics and are generally raised on corn. Look for certified organic or grass-fed lamb, preferably from a nearby farm. |
Published on August 13th, 2009
Last updated on March 11th, 2010
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I think the white eggplant is less bitter than the purple. I'm growing them in my garden and I can cook them in the microwave like potatoes and eat them with butter.
I'm also growing the Ichiban purple eggplant and, perhaps because I pick them smaller, they also seem less bitter than the ones you buy in the grocery store.
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