mediteranean diet

A Mediterranean diet is rich in natural products, vegetables, grains, nuts, and fish. This diet is connected to the prominent intake of microscopic organisms which can help integrate basic supplements in the body, generate fuel for colon cells and reduce aggravation. This plant-rich diet is directly connected to bringing down the levels of provocative markers in the stool.

According to several kinds of research, eating a diet rich in meat, refined sugar gives fast nourishment and is responsible for bringing down the degrees of good microscopic organisms in the gut and elevating the levels of fiery markers in the gut.

Giving it a keen eye, it is not very astonishing that eating a fiber-rich and healthy diet routine has been linked to lowering the dangers of malignant growth, coronary illness, and an expanded life span. Such a diet can also benefit stomach related impacts. 

  • Eating a plant-based diet such as a Mediterranean diet can readily affect the overall gut microbiome. 
  • Friendly bacteria in the gut are more likely to increase or maintain a moderate level with a healthy, well-rounded intake. However, more research is needed to know about the effects of the microbiome on our health. 

There are numerous other types of bacteria and other microbes living inside the human digestive system. Altogether, the bacteria and microbes from a community known as “gut microbiota”. Bacteria of the “microbiota” plays an important role in the overall human health, aids in food metabolism, strengthens the intestinal health and protects against several diseases. 

To help the good bacteria in the gut develop well, eating a Mediterranean diet which is rich in plant-based foods such as fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, nuts, and fish may be helpful.

A plant-rich diet plays a key role in helping to prevent intestinal diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease or IBD. (Also Read: IBS vs. IBD- Know The Difference)

The Mediterranean or plant-based diet acts as a significant and genuine line of treatment or disease management against several gut conditions and diseases.

Mediterranean diet to Reduce Inflammation

woman having IBS

Mediterranean diet which mainly includes plant-based diet and fish can help prevent several diseases such as Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and irritable bowel syndrome or IBS. 

A diet rich in fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains, nuts, and fish has an abundance of friendly bacteria which can help in reducing inflammation, synthesizing the essential nutrients and producing fuel for the cells in the colon. The plant-rich eating pattern can also lower the inflammatory markers in the stool. (Also Read: Which foods can help control symptoms of IBS?)

On the other hand, a diet rich in meat, refined sugar, and junk food has a significantly lower level of friendly gut bacteria and also has a higher level of inflammatory markers in the stool.

The Bottom Line

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The fact is that there is no particularly defined Mediterranean style of diet. It mainly has a way of eating foods rich in healthy plants and foods which are relatively lower in animal products but includes fish and seafood. The Mediterranean diet is prodigious, healthy and fully satisfying.

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