Can you lose weight on the Mediterranean diet?

[Anonymous]

Is the Mediterranean diet a good way to lose weight?

[Anonymous]

Yes

[Anonymous]

No, you lose weight on a calories deficit diet.

[Anonymous]

Yes, if you are in a calorie deficit, genius.

[Anonymous]

You can lose weight eating nothing but skittles. Weight loss is about calories in vs calories out.

But, of course the Mediterranean Diet is a much, much healthier option. Eat less than you burn, and you'll lose weight.

You cannot lose weight on any diet eating unlimited quantities.

[Anonymous]

I mean you can lose weight on a cookie and cake diet

[Anonymous]

Agree with others, Caloric deficit. Period. I ate almost 800 calories worth of pizza and a salad which was about 150 calories, and that was it for the day and I lost 1 lb the next day.

[Anonymous]

It’s a great diet to just live permanently on really. Heart healthy and not damaging or extreme.

[Anonymous]

If you eat it like poor Mediterranean people and not wealthier Americans eating a Mediterranean diet.

Very little meat, mostly seafood when there is meat. LOTS of beans, and other veggies, whole grains, nuts, seeds, fruits mostly whole but some dried in moderation.

Very little dairy, very little oils except evoo.

Yes you can lose weight - I’ve been eating largely Mediterranean with a strong focus on highest fiber foods usually as much as 2x the RDA of fiber. Fiber is naturally satiating because it has slower transit time and triggers the fullness hormones in the gut. After a few weeks of eating high fiber and avoiding sugar and UPFs, my ‘food noise’ disappeared and cravings as well. It’s like nature’s semaglutide and much, much cheaper.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you eat it like poor Mediterranean people and not wealthier Americans eating a Mediterranean diet.

Very little meat, mostly seafood when there is meat. LOTS of beans, and other veggies, whole grains, nuts, seeds, fruits mostly whole but some dried in moderation.

Very little dairy, very little oils except evoo.

Yes you can lose weight - I’ve been eating largely Mediterranean with a strong focus on highest fiber foods usually as much as 2x the RDA of fiber. Fiber is naturally satiating because it has slower transit time and triggers the fullness hormones in the gut. After a few weeks of eating high fiber and avoiding sugar and UPFs, my ‘food noise’ disappeared and cravings as well. It’s like nature’s semaglutide and much, much cheaper.

Te amo fiber poster!