Mediterranean Diet

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Which is Healthier: Being a Vegetarian or
Strictly following a Mediterranean Diet?

Jamie Ducharme’s article starts by introducing the Mediterranean diet as the healthiest eating styles. It is heavy on produce, beans, nuts, whole grains, olive oil, fruits, vegetables, legumes and light on red meat, lean protein, processed foods and refined sugars. On the other hand, the lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet includes fruit, vegetables, grains, legumes, dried beans, peas, lentils, nuts, seeds, dairy products but eliminates meat and fish but includes eggs and dairy. Yet, he shows a new study finds that the vegetarian diets may be just as good at keeping the heart healthy. However, There is no one answer for all. Everybody has a different body type and physiology. A period
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Half of the group, started on a lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet while the other started on a Mediterranean diet. The reason behind such study is that people were looking for a healthy and effective yet enjoyable way to reduce health risks and lose weight. The results showed that both diets were effective in advancing heart health also lead to lower triglycerides; “the major type of lipid in food and the body, consisting of three fatty acids attached to a glycerol molecule” (Nutrition, p.135) In my opinion, having two different styles of dieting with the same beneficial effects is actually wonderful. People get bored of following a specific diet, especially for a long stretch of time. With such conclusion, a person trying to follow a healthy diet can switch diets whenever he or she feels bored of one of them. Knowing both are beneficial to reduce cardiovascular disease risk, lead to drop in “bad” (LDL) Low-density lipoprotein, cholesterol, and