<description>&lt;p&gt;Dietitians Torwen Eerkens and Aidan Muir explore the evidence on the Mediterranean Diet - its benefits, potential downsides and costs, and whether it is practical as the gold standard diet for health. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;div&gt;(1:21) - Benefits for Cardiovascular Disease  &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;(3:15) - Benefits for Weight Management&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;(5:13) - Mechanisms &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;(6:11) - Potential Downsides: Athletes &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;(7:29) - Cost Comparisons: Money and Time&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;(10:48) - Adapting the Mediterranean Diet &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;(13:03) - Alcohol Considerations&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;p&gt;WEBSITE:  https://www.idealnutrition.com.au/&lt;br /&gt; PODCAST:  https://www.idealnutrition.com.au/podcast/&lt;br /&gt; INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/idealnutrition__/?hl=en&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Our dietitians 👇&lt;br /&gt; Aidan Muir @aidan_the_dietitian&lt;br /&gt; Tyler Brooks @lift_dietetics&lt;br /&gt; Hanah Mills @hanahmills&lt;br /&gt; Samantha Staines @nourished.by.sammy&lt;br /&gt; Josh Wernham @josh_does_health&lt;br /&gt; Katelyn Bowden @katelynbowden_dietitian&lt;br /&gt; Sophie Andrew @soph.dietitian&lt;br /&gt; Torwen Eerkens @fullyfuelled_&lt;br /&gt; Bella Murdoch @enrichnutrition&lt;br /&gt; Anna McKay-Lowndes @am.dietitian&lt;br /&gt; Keaan Van Venrooij @fueld.by.keaan &lt;br /&gt; Maddy Bedding @maddy_bedding &lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description>

The Ideal Nutrition Podcast

Aidan Muir and Torwen Eerkens

E250 - Is the Mediterranean Diet the Gold Standard for Health?

APR 2, 202614 MIN
The Ideal Nutrition Podcast

E250 - Is the Mediterranean Diet the Gold Standard for Health?

APR 2, 202614 MIN

Description

Dietitians Torwen Eerkens and Aidan Muir explore the evidence on the Mediterranean Diet - its benefits, potential downsides and costs, and whether it is practical as the gold standard diet for health. (1:21) - Benefits for Cardiovascular Disease (3:15) - Benefits for Weight Management (5:13) - Mechanisms (6:11) - Potential Downsides: Athletes (7:29) - Cost Comparisons: Money and Time (10:48) - Adapting the Mediterranean Diet (13:03) - Alcohol Considerations WEBSITE: https://www.idealnutrition.com.au/ PODCAST: https://www.idealnutrition.com.au/podcast/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/idealnutrition__/?hl=en Our dietitians 👇 Aidan Muir @aidan_the_dietitian Tyler Brooks @lift_dietetics Hanah Mills @hanahmills Samantha Staines @nourished.by.sammy Josh Wernham @josh_does_health Katelyn Bowden @katelynbowden_dietitian Sophie Andrew @soph.dietitian Torwen Eerkens @fullyfuelled_ Bella Murdoch @enrichnutrition Anna McKay-Lowndes @am.dietitian Keaan Van Venrooij @fueld.by.keaan Maddy Bedding @maddy_bedding