Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: eading a healthy lifestyle is not always easy, and a person's ability to do so is heavily affected by their environment."In the US, chronic diseases such as type II diabetes, heart disease and obesity are more common among low-income, minority and rural populations," says Dr Alice Ammerman, the Director of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP)."Limited access to healthy food is a significant contributor to this trend."Healthier foods are often more expensive or harder to find, which poses barriers when promoting a healthier lifestyle.There are no straightforward solutions to this issue.To change this trend, it is essential to make healthier foods more accessible and to encourage behavioural changes in those people with unhealthy diets.The Med-South Lifestyle Program (MSLP), developed and tested by researchers at HPDP, aims to do exactly that, promoting behavioural and structural changes that make living a healthy lifestyle less of a burden on people's time or money. The Mediterranean dietResearch from many different sources suggests that the typical diet found in Mediterranean regions is one of the healthiest out there."A Mediterranean diet is linked to reduced risk of many chronic diseases and a longer lifespan," explains Alice.A Mediterranean diet involves decent quantities of high-quality fats, vegetables, nuts and whole grains."Contrary to popular belief, higher fat diets are not associated with weight
Source: Futurum Careers
DOI: 10.33424/futurum400
Author: Alice Ammerman
Language: English
Topic: Nutritional Studies and Diet
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4382285051