A recent study showed that the Mediterranean diet, which relies heavily on vegetables, fruits, legumes, whole grains, olive oil, and dairy, is equivalent to walking about four thousand steps per day.
The researchers supervising the study stated that the benefits of this diet are reflected in the body through cardiorespiratory fitness, which reflects the ability to provide oxygen and use it for exercise, according to the site “.eatingwellA specialist in food and diet affairs.
According to the study, which was conducted using data on 2,380 people with an average age of 54 years, the effect of the Mediterranean diet was similar between women and men, and was more pronounced on fitness for those under the age of 54 than for older adults.
“This study provides some of the strongest and most rigorous data yet to support the relationship by which better diets may lead to greater fitness,” said lead researcher Michael Mee.
“Our metabolomics data suggest that eating healthier is associated with better metabolic health, which could be one possible way that leads to improved fitness and exercise capacity,” Mei continued.
However, the study stressed that the results do not mean that there is no need to do sports and physical activities, which remain necessary for health, whether in terms of weight loss or maintaining muscle strength and various organs and systems of the body.
2023-05-17 05:22:21
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