Australians, forever known as industrial strength meat eaters, have found a way to continue their habit while still eating heart healthy. Enter the Mediterranean-Pork diet. It fuses the typical med diet of fruits, veggies, nuts, seeds, legumes, whole grains and olive oils with 2-3 weekly servings of fresh lean pork. Research at the University of South Australia shows that participants following the Med-Pork plan actually have higher cognitive function than those on a typical low-fat offering.
The bonus: producing pork versus beef generates significantly fewer greenhouse gases.
It’s time to import this tasty, healthy diet to the US. Mix up a delicious salad, and put the other white meat, pork, on the barbie.
Alexandra T. Wade, Courtney R. Davis, Kathryn A. Dyer, Jonathan M. Hodgson, Richard J. Woodman, Hannah A. D. Keage, Karen J. Murphy. A Mediterranean Diet with Fresh, Lean Pork Improves Processing Speed and Mood: Cognitive Findings from the MedPork Randomised Controlled Trial. Nutrients, 2019; 11 (7): 1521 DOI: 10.3390/nu11071521
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