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Green Mediterranean diet (GREEN-MED) lowers visceral adipose tissue

1. Standard Mediterranean diet (MED) is a healthy diet option and causes weight loss in obese. In a study, GREEN-MED diet was compared with MED diet, over a period of 18 months (both groups exercised equally).

2. Both the green and standard Mediterranean diet groups achieved similar weight loss (–6.2 kg and –5.4 kg) compared with the standard healthy diet guidelines (HDG) group (–1.5 kg).
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3. However, the green Mediterranean diet group had a greater reduction in #waist circumference (–8.6 cm) than the standard Mediterranean diet group (–6.8 cm) and HDG group (–4.3 cm).

4a. Participants in both Mediterranean diet groups ate 28 grams/day of walnuts, which accounted for about 440 mg/day of polyphenols. Participants in the green Mediterranean group also ate 100 grams/day of frozen cubes of a Wolffia globosa (duckweed strain) plant green shake, and

4b. 3 to 4 cups/day of green tea, which contributed to consumption of 800 mg/day of polyphenols, and decreased red meat consumption.

5. Visceral adipose tissue accumulation is unhealthy and is the reason behind several cardiovascular disorders, including diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. It is an independent marker of early death.

6. Green Mediterranean diet group lost approximately twice as much visceral adipose tissue compared with the standard Mediterranean diet and healthy dietary guideline groups (−14.1%, −6.0%, and − 4.2% independent of weight loss, sex, waist circumference, or age).

7a. Conclusions:
Lower red meat consumption, greater dietary consumption of walnuts, Wolffia globosa, and green tea (causing an elevated total plasma polyphenols) were significantly associated with greater visceral adipose tissue loss.

7b.
A green Mediterranean diet enriched with polyphenols and decreased red meat consumption might serve as an improved version of the Mediterranean diet for targeted visceral adipose tissue reduction.
Ref: bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…