You’ve probably heard of the Mediterranean diet, but have you heard of a university-specific diet, such as the Harvard diet?
The American news website CNBC says that the Harvard diet was developed by a number of nutrition experts at the School of Public Health and researchers at a university center.
This diet seeks to make people healthier.
Harvard diet benefits
- Nutrition lecturer, Lillian Cheung, says that this diet helps prevent chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and others.
- Diet also helps to prolong life, as it seems ideal for a long and healthy life, according to the same site.
Harvard Diet Details
The essence of this diet is to give priority to vegetables and fruits, so that they make up half of the daily meals, with the second half being whole grains and protein.
- A person should eat more vegetables than fruits.
- Whole grains (such as bulgur, oats, and brown rice) are important to be part of meals, and experts recommend eating them more than juice.
- Whole grains contain more vitamins and minerals, and they do not raise blood sugar levels.
- Get healthy proteins and their sources: fish, chicken, and nuts. On the other hand, it is advised to avoid red meat.
- As for drinks, it is preferable for one to diversify between them, so he drinks water, tea and coffee with meals, provided that they are low in sugar. On the other hand, it is recommended to reduce the amounts of milk and dairy to two servings per day.
- This diet will not be effective unless it is accompanied by physical activity, for half an hour a day and 5 times a week.
