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The Seven Basic Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet in Body
Building
Introduction
As we move forward into the 21st century, more and more men and
women are involving themselves in body building. In order to be
successful at body building, a person needs to coordinate an
ambitious exercise routine with an appropriate diet regimen. In
the end, body building success depends as much upon what you do
with your body in a gym as it does with what you put into your
body at home.
Certain diet routines and plans have proven to be beneficial
directly to the goals of body builders. One regimen that
contains the elements of health eating that are essential for a
dedicated body builder is found in the Mediterranean diet.
The Mediterranean diet is a perfect choice for an ardent body
builder for seven basic reasons.
Body Building and Fruits and Vegetables
Nutrition experts believe that a typical diet should include at
least five servings of fruits and vegetables during the course
of a given day. A body builder needs to more than double this
amount of fruits and vegetables. In this regard, the
Mediterranean diet is ideal. In the Mediterranean diet, a person
typically consumes upwards to over ten generous servings of
fruits and vegetables throughout the day.
In body building, it is recommended that the fruits and
vegetables included within the diet be taken in raw. (Steamed
vegetables are acceptable. However, over steaming can result in
a loss of some of the nutrients that naturally are contained in
fruits and vegetables.)
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Foods
Various raw foods, including fruits and vegetables, are also
rich in anti-oxidants. Anti-oxidants "clean up" oxidants that
can form in the body. Oxidants are the negative byproduct of
oxygen burnt within the body for energy. Anti-oxidants assist a
body builder on many fronts, including lessening muscle atrophy
which can be a significant problem in a body builder as he or
she ages.
Benefits of Protein for the Body Builder
Protein is the essential ingredient necessary to build body mass
-- which is the ultimate goal of the body building in training.
Through the Mediterranean diet, a person interested in pursuing
a healthy course of body building can take in protein through
lean meats and whole grains. Embracing a Diet
Low in Saturated Fat
Saturated fats are destructive to any reasonable body building
routine. Obviously, one of the ultimate goals of body building
is to eliminate unnecessary and unwanted fat from the body.
While working out is a surefire way of eliminating fat, it is
also important for a body builder to elect a dieting course that
is low in saturated fat. The Mediterranean diet fits this bill
perfectly. Although a person utilizing the Mediterranean diet
will be taking in calories from fat -- primarily from olive oil
which is used effusively in the diet regimen -- the that is
being ingested is not saturated.
Satisfying the Energy Demands of the Active Body
Builder
A person following the Mediterranean diet draws in calories and
"energy food" from three primary sources:
-- carbohydrates
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BALTIMORE, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Forty-percent of children with uncontrollable epilepsy who stay on a high-fat ketogenic diet return to normal levels of cholesterol, U.S. researchers say.
Elevated cholesterol levels return to normal or near normal levels over time in four out of 10 children with uncontrollable epilepsy treated with the high-fat ketogenic diet, according to results of a Johns Hopkins Children's Center study reported in the Journal of Child Neurology. The study appears online ahead of print here.
Elevated cholesterol levels return to normal or near normal levels over time in four out of 10 children with uncontrollable epilepsy treated with the high-fat ketogenic diet, according to results reported in the Journal of Child Neurology.
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