Compare and contrast the typical American diet to the Mediterranean diet.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary.
The traditional Mediterranean Diet features the following:
| • | Olive oil as the main fat (American high in sat fat) |
| • | Abundant daily intake of fruits, vegetables (especially leafy greens like purslane, which |
| • | An emphasis on minimally processed and, wherever possible, seasonally fresh and |
| • | Daily intake of small amounts of cheese and yogurt (American high in cheese and |
| • | Weekly intake of low to moderate amounts of fish (American low in fish) |
| • | Limited use of eggs and red meat (American high in red meat and eggs) |
| • | Regular exercise (American low in activity) |
| • | Moderate drinking of wine at mealtime |
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