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Greetings!
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Good morning!
You've possibly heard the positive news regarding the Mediterranean diet this week? The Mediterranean diet is one of those things in medicine that is frequently studied and almost always ends up with a good outcome (like coffee, fruits and vegetables, and making babies). What's new is that this is the first Mediterranean diet study to show a reduction in cardiovascular events. On Monday, the New England Journal of Medicine published this study that involved over 7400 people. There were 3 groups. One group on a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra virgin olive oil, one group on Mediterranean diet supplemented with nuts, and a control group instructed on a low-fat diet. It showed that those on a Mediterranean diets supplemented with EVOO or nuts had a 30% reduction in stroke compared to the control group which was on a low-fat diet. Of importance, most on the Mediterranean diet were able to stick to it, the low-fat group had problems. (Did he say "Making babies"?) They felt SO strongly that they stopped the study early because they felt it was unethical to the control group. What I don't fully understand yet is if they felt strong enough to cut the study short in 2011, why is it making news on February 25th, 2013? Anyway, I'm grateful to the authors for these very impressive findings.
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What's in a Mediterranean Diet?
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Good question. Study participants in the Mediterranean arm were encouraged to eat the following:
Fresh fruits (3 servings/day)
Vegetables (2 servings/day),
Fish (esp. fatty), seafood: 3 servings/week
Tree nuts and peanuts (3 servings/week),
EV* Olive oil (4 tbsps/day),
legumes (3 servings/week)
and (here's the kicker)
Wine with meals (optional) (7 glasses/week).
(everything in quotes should read - at least (except the wine))
source New England Journal of Medicine
It was also recommended that everyone move to the south of France, because it is a lot easier to follow this diet over there. That said, we've got all these ingredients over here and we can find a way to make it happen.
Key points are that the low-fat diet was hard to stick to and didn't really work. While people on Mediterranean diet did not lose wait (spelling intentional), they did benefit from a protective heart effect. *contains more polyphenols (improve cholesterol levels) than refined olive oil
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Webinar
If you missed the CMAF's webinar entitled: Walk With a Doc Program - How to Start a Program in Your Community, please click on the title and you will go back in time.
While the California Medical Association Foundation made all of this possible, the information contained translates equally as well to other states.Thank you CMAF!
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Thank YOU!
Your dedication inspires and drives us.
Your patience amazes us.
Keep walking, keep swimming, keep biking, keep running.
Every minute spent enjoying one of these activities is two minutes on the back side.
Call or email us with questions. We sincerely want to help.
Have a great weekend and we will see you soon!
David
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 Walk with a Doc - Maui!
We were excited to talk with Harvard/UCLA trained cardiologist Kimble Poon this week who wants to bring WWAD to Maui. As bad as we'd like to grow our Hawaiian presence; we're running into a problem.
Here at WWAD, we pride ourselves on process (quality) control and we needed someone to keep an eye on Dr. Poon for 2-4 weeks as he gets started.
Unfortunately, despite offering it up on Twitter, FB, and announcing at multiple walks, we couldn't get anyone to bite
(and we felt taking care of all the expenses and rooming you at the Four Seasons would make it more palatable).
Anyway, if anyone changes their mind and doesn't mind living out of a hotel for a few weeks, please contact Liz at liz@walkwithadoc.org.
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"You've got to bring it every single day." - Michael Jordan
How are you 'bringing it' today?
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