The Mediterranean diet and the ketogenic diet both promise to help you lose weight, but which is healthier? Despite the fact that both the Mediterranean diet and the keto diet have been around for many years, new health claims are constantly being made about them. The most recent is a Longevity Diet’, which is a set of eating recommendations compiled by biochemist Valter Longo, Director of the University of Southern California’s Longevity Institute. We cover the advantages and disadvantages of each, the foods that are and are not permitted, and the purported health advantages of following each eating pattern.
What is Mediterranean diet?
A diet is always less of a pattern and more of a way of life. So how does the Mediterranean diet look? This diet features characteristic of the seaside region that it originates in, has a number of red and processed meats, added sugars. The processed foods in this diet are moderate, and there are plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, and legumes as well as healthy fats. The Mediterranean diet also emphasises socialising during meals, drinking red wine occasionally, and engaging in regular physical activity.
Side effects of Mediterranean diet
The Mediterranean diet is so open-minded that some people may find it challenging to adhere to its lack of rigidity. The Mediterranean diet may need more effort to prepare meals and be more expensive.
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Benefits of this diet
Many people find the Mediterranean diet’s lack of rigidity to be beneficial. There aren’t any limitations or calorie counts. Eating more of some foods and less of others is all that is required. Due to this, it is simpler for people to follow the Mediterranean diet. It helps in decreasing blood pressure and cholesterol.
Keto diet: What Is It?
In order to cure epilepsy, the ketogenic or keto diet was created in the 1920s. Since then, studies on this high-fat, moderate-protein, low-carb diet for weight loss, diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and other conditions have been conducted. Under this diet, less than 5 percent of total calories should come from carbohydrates, which is the…