The Must-Try (and Avoid) Diets of 2020, According to health experts (3 of 5)

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The Mediterranean Diet

The diet which has been in talks recently all over the place is this diet. The reason for this is its manifold advantages and wholesome nature. While eating according to this diet, you don’t have to worry about the intake of calories because the things that you will be eating will just be vegetables, fruits, legumes, and pulses. They contain most of the healthy food ranging from lean proteins to saturated fats.

The vegetables present in the diet provide benefits of antioxidants, minerals, and vitamins which eventually help in weight loss, a decrease in the risk of diseases and longevity overall. The advantages of this diet were proved to the world by a team at the Barcelona University where they demonstrated how successfully the diet improved cardiovascular health of vulnerable individuals. There have been many evidences that show that consumption of the Mediterranean diet is effective in prevention from various diseases and can improve one’s digestive health.

The diet actually is about consuming and relishing whole foods. To add to its benefits, it also helps in treating inflammation across your body.

Plant-Based Flexitarian Diet

Many people following the trend are converting themselves into vegans without proper information about the lifestyle and the difficulties. There is nothing to feel guilty about if you aren’t able to follow the lifestyle you desire or if you can’t go fully vegan.

The Flexitarian Diet is a style of eating that encourages mostly plant-based foods while allowing meat and other animal products in moderation. It’s more flexible than fully vegetarian or vegan diets.

This is why health advisers suggest going flexitarian as much as possible. You don’t need to follow diets with stringent regimes being a flexitarian. Instead, you can just set your schedule that is apt for your lifestyle and needs. Going plant-based doesn’t mean that you cannot enjoy meat and dairy anymore, your diet just needs to be 50% or more plant-based and you could still enjoy chicken.

The Volumetrics Diet

This diet also is one of the favourites of health experts. The motto is ‘Why eat less when you could eat more?’ It’s centred on the volume of your meals and stresses on finding new and fun means to eat more vegetables and fruits. It emphasizes eating low-energy-dense, high-nutrient-dense foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat dairy. You also drink a lot of water without constantly thinking to drink more. This diet makes you feel full and satisfied even when you have had less which makes it beneficial for the dieters who can’t fight hunger pangs.

Why will we eat just a cookie when we can have something wholesome and delicious that will maximize our satiety? According to experts, it emphasizes a balanced diet of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. This allows you to feel full on fewer calories, and to lose weight while eating satisfying portions of nutritious foods.