Mediterranean Diet for Dummies - (For Dummies) by Rachel Berman (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

The Mediterranean diet is a widely respected and highly acclaimed diet based on the food and lifestyles common to the people of Greece, Cyprus, Southern France, Spain, and coastal Italy. In addition to being a healthy, extremely effective way of losing weight, the Mediterranean diet is considered an effective means of avoiding or reversing many health problems, such as cardiovascular issues, pre-Diabetes, and obesity.

This hands-on, friendly guide covers the numerous health benefits of the Mediterranean diet and encourages meals that consist largely of healthy foods such as whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, olive oil and other healthy fats, fish, and foods high in Omega-3 fat content, such as seafood, nuts, beans, and dairy products. Featuring 20 delicious and nutritious recipes and chock-full of tips from consuming the best oils to whether wine is okay with meals (it is), Mediterranean Diet For Dummies serves as the formula for maximizing success in achieving ideal weight and health.

• Explains how switching to a Mediterranean diet can ward off the risk of many diseases
• Includes 20 tasty recipes
• Also available: Mediterranean Diet Cookbook For Dummies

If you've heard of this highly acclaimed and publicized diet, Mediterranean Diet For Dummies helps you make the switch.

From the Back Cover

Learn to:

• Ward off the risk of cancer, insulin resistance, and diabetes
• Improve brain function
• Transition to this healthy lifestyle

Eat healthy and live longer with the highly acclaimed Mediterranean diet

Mediterranean Diet For Dummies covers the many health benefits linked to this highly acclaimed diet and explains how to transform your meals to include whole grains; fresh fruit and vegetables; seafood and other lean protein sources; healthy fats; and more. Featuring 20 recipes and chock-full of tips like how to select the best olive oil and how to pair red wine with your meals, Mediterranean Diet For Dummies serves as the formula for maximizing success in achieving ideal weight and health.

• Opa! -- get a guided tour of the Mediterranean diet, from its main nutrients to its many health benefits
• Nothing to sneeze at -- discover the positive effects of the Mediterranean diet on common ailments, such as heart conditions, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, and cancer
• The miracle of the Mediterranean -- find out how the foods, portion size recommendations, and cooking techniques promoted by the Mediterranean diet contribute to good health
• Make the switch -- enjoy living the Mediterranean way with tips on making the transition, sticking to a budget at the grocery store, trying recipes that will tempt your taste buds, and more

Open the book and find:

• The health benefits of the traditional Mediterranean diet
• Mediterranean diet friendly foods
• Delicious Mediterranean diet recipes
• Ways to integrate the Mediterranean diet into your life
• Must-have spices for the Mediterranean diet
• Lifestyle changes for health and happiness
• Easy (and effective) ways to give your diet a Mediterranean boost

About the Author

Rachel Berman, RD, a nationally recognized nutrition expert, has helped thousands of clients lose weight and improve their health. She is the Director of Nutrition and an editor at About.com Health. As a contributor to numerous publications, and through appearances on various local and national radio and television health segments, she regularly shares her core philosophy of balance and moderation as well her passion about helping others develop a healthier relationship with food. Meri Raffetto, RD, LDN and Wendy Jo Peterson, MS, RD, coauthors of Mediterranean Diet Cookbook For Dummies, share this philosophy and are contributors to this book.