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jeudi 6 novembre 2014

Can The Mediterranean Diet & Olive Oil Combat Childhood Obesity?

By Jennifer Marie Anderson


Obesity is, without question, one of the biggest worries that Americans are exposed to. From children to adults, it's clear that there is a certain amount of concern attached to obesity and it's easy to see why. For reasons like this, it's important to focus on the types of methods one can take up in order to ensure that healthiness is placed at the forefront. With the usage of products like olive oil, it wouldn't be out of the question to consider that the Mediterranean diet could be adopted.

ABC7 posted an article that talked about how the Mediterranean diet can aid childhood obesity. Araceli Cervantes was told, by her family pediatrician, that daughter Roxi needed to lose weight. Due to Roxi's tastes - she wasn't focused so much on fruits and vegetables but rather foods rich in carbohydrates - it was difficult for her to go about this. It was then reported that kids like Roxi, who needed to lose weight, could very well benefit from the Mediterranean diet.

Keep in mind that there are many adults who follow this regimen already, which is understandable. With so many different products, from produce to olive oil, it's clear that there is quite a bit of range in regards to the allowed food products. Companies along the lines of Unaprol, as you can very well imagine, support the usage of this diet. While it's clear that this regimen has been able to help adults, it would not be out of the question to think that it could help children just as much.

Children who have been able to maintain the Mediterranean diet were 15% less likely to become obese, which is what the article mentioned. Seeing as how healthy foods aren't the easiest for children to try, the report mentioned that these foods should be encouraged slowly over the course of time. Simply forcing your children to try new foods is not going to breed desired results. More than anything else, slow encouragement will be able to build refined palates early on in life.

Olive oil and all, it goes without saying that the Mediterranean diet is a particularly strong regimen to adopt. Fortunately, not only did Roxi wind up eating healthier but she was able to incorporate more physical activity from day to day. The fact that she is taking part in sports like swimming and engaging in healthier eating speaks volumes. If one child is able to benefit from the Mediterranean diet, in the long term, who is to say that others cannot attain similar results?




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