The DASH Diet Mediterranean Solution: The Best Eating Plan to Control Your Weight and Improve Your Health for Life (A DASH Diet Book)

by Marla Heller

The Med-DASH Plan to Curb Cravings and Keep You Satisfied By choosing a diet without lots of processed carbs, you can avoid blood sugar rushes and subsequent crashes. The Med-DASH plan allows you to be satisfied without overeating. After so many years of following high-carb, low-protein/low-fat plans, you will find it much easier to achieve and maintain your desired weight. • Sugar cravings are reduced when you can avoid the blood sugar roller coaster triggered by diets high in processed carbs. Foods high in processed carbs can cause a blood sugar rush followed by a crash, which then leads to more cravings. • The plan encourages healthy protein-rich meals and snacks. Protein (either plant or animal protein) is digested more slowly than processed carbs and can get turned into glucose to keep blood sugar from dropping too low, thus providing energy when you have less sugar in your bloodstream (about an hour after eating). This satisfies hunger. • Avoiding surges in blood sugar helps lower triglycerides. • A fiber-rich diet helps slow digestion and the absorption of carbs, making it easier for your body to control blood sugar. • Heart-healthy fats improve satiety at the end of a meal or snack, and keep you feeling full longer.