Is there an absolute best diet? A diet that is suitable for everyone? How many carbohydrates should it have, how many proteins and fats? Is it high in fiber? I will try to give an answer from a scientific point of view to those who are looking for the perfect diet and are confused because on nutrition we read everything and its opposite.

DOES THE ABSOLUTE BEST DIET REALLY EXIST?

The best diet ever according to the ranking of doctors

Generally speaking, every year the United States ranks the absolute best diets according to doctors. The diets that are rewarded every single time are two.
The Mediterranean diet and the Dash diet .

At this point you will think, wow, I’m fine. I live in Italy, so I do the Mediterranean diet .
Not exactly.

The Mediterranean diet that you always hear about in the studies is not the Italian one and it is not the modern one.

In general, the Cretan diet or the diet of the Greek islands is taken as a reference. The reason is that in these places the Mediterranean diet has remained unchanged over the years, while in Italy it has not. The Cilento diet from which Ancel Keys was inspired as a model of the Mediterranean diet was that of the postwar period.

Basically, bread or whole grains in moderation, grilled or stewed meat or fish, oil, butter, vegetables, fruit, local cheeses and legumes. No sweets. Products at 0 km or almost.
We, on the other hand, no longer eat like this. But for a while.

There is a problem though. That perhaps not even the Greeks eat as they once did or according to the diets used in the studies that speak of the benefits of the Mediterranean diet. These studies, apart from the epidemiological ones, are made by developing a diet according to the indications of the Mediterranean pyramid and a choice of natural foods.

But when we go to see the obesity rates, Italy is at the bottom of the list for childhood obesity, but Greece and Malta are even worse off than us.

The countries with the thinnest individuals in Europe are Ireland, the Netherlands and Denmark.
The Danish diet you can read here and the Dutch diet you find here are considered to be among the best in Europe.
But they are certainly not Mediterranean diets.

• In conclusion, there is an ABYSSAL difference between the Mediterranean diet used in research and the diet of the common individual living in Mediterranean countries. In short: we must not be happy.
• Let’s now see the characteristics that are instead evident and irrefutable according to the research regarding nutrition in general