An Easy Way to Double Your Vegetable Intake

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In a new study, women more than doubled their fruit and vegetable

intakes and dramatically increased their consumption of " good " fats

when they were counseled by registered dietitians and provided with a

list of nutritional guidelines reflecting the traditional

Mediterranean diet.

 

The six-month study divided 69 women into two groups. Women in one

group continued their usual diet and did not receive any dietary

counseling. In the other group, registered dietitians used an

" exchange list " of foods that are common in a Mediterranean diet to

make a plan for each participant. The list included suggested servings

of several categories of foods, such as dark green vegetables.

 

The group that followed the exchange-list plan reached their

nutritional goals...

 

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Sheena Judd

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