Word: mediterranean
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...groups: the low-fat eaters were instructed to follow a regimen rich in whole grains, fruits and vegetables and low in additional fats, sweets and high-fat snacks; no more than 30% of daily calories were to come from fat and no more than 10% from saturated fat. The Mediterranean-diet group was taught to eat lots of fruits, vegetables, whole grains and healthy fats, including olive oil, with an emphasis on lean protein sources such as fish, chicken and nuts. Mediterranean dieters were instructed to limit carbohydrate intake to less than 50% of their daily calories. (Read "Study: Diabetes...
...study, which was published in the Sept. 1 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine, 56% of patients following the Mediterranean diet were able to control their blood sugar without medication, compared with 30% of those on the low-fat regimen. The Mediterranean dieters were also able to maintain slightly more weight loss than the low-fat group - 8.4 lb. vs. 7.1 lb. - and showed small improvements in triglyceride and HDL cholesterol (the good kind) levels, both risk factors for heart disease...
...Mediterranean-style diet is a very important part in the treatment of diabetes. We knew that," says Dr. Loren Greene, a New York University Medical Center endocrinologist, who was not involved in the study. "But there just hasn't been a good study to confirm this before." Some past studies have suggested that eating fewer carbohydrates can help diabetes patients lower their blood sugar. Other research has shown that intake of monounsaturated fats like olive oil can improve patients' insulin sensitivity, allowing the body to naturally control blood sugar more effectively. (Read "Heart Risk for Diabetics May Be Exaggerated...
...those issues are crucial to both Europe and the U.S. Libya's massive reserves include more than 44 billion bbl. of oil and about 53 trillion cu. ft. (1.49 trillion cu. m) of natural gas. Some of that gas is now piped under the Mediterranean to southern Italy - a valuable alternative to the politically unreliable Russian gas supplies, on which Europe is heavily dependent. U.S. officials have previously said that Washington's renewed links with Libya have proved an important source of intelligence; the U.S. dropped its sanctions and resumed diplomatic relations in 2004, after Gaddafi publicly renounced his nuclear...
...called the Libyan Investment Authority, which has rocketed in value thanks to soaring oil prices on the world market. The fund has about $65 billion in capital, part of which Libya has used to build five-star resorts in African capitals and to run Afriqiyah Airways, which crisscrosses the Mediterranean to European cities...