Adapting to a diet typically means cutting all the food that you think is “bad.” All the calories, the carbs and especially alcohol are the most likely things to go as it is easy to store these things, preventing you from cutting them off. Most people think that steering clear of alcohol is undesirable and hard, but also, it lacks the sustainability of the diet in talks of long term development.
The good thing is, nowadays, dieting can mean a lot of things. It could mean that you have to limit or cut off consumption of “bad” food, having a gluten-free diet, or adapting the eating habits of a specific group of people. Reasons could vary too, from getting rid of the extra weight to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, keeping your heart health in check, or just merely retaining your body figure.
There are research showing that a person doesn’t have to avoid wine altogether to follow a particular eating pattern or diet. In reality, some menus require a moderate consumption of wine. It’s encouraged to discuss with your doctor before adapting to a specific diet.
These are some of the most popular diets that a lot of people adapt to:
Mediterranean
The Mediterranean is the most popular diet of all wine drinkers out there. It suits the eating habits and patterns of countries that inhabit the borders of the Mediterranean Sea such as Spain, France, Italy, and Greece. The diet consists of fruits, nuts, a lot of veggies, seafood, olive oil, whole grain, and moderate wine consumption. This diet has proven to have multiple health benefits such as lower weight gain and a better and healthy liver. Sassicaia wines is included in the diet since it is part of the lifestyle of the people on the Mediterranean, and it is also beneficial as proven by science. Scientists said so as they observed the diet to be low on carbs, so it is alright for a person to indulge him/herself to wine, albeit moderately. Although having a relaxed nature, a wine drinker who adapts the Mediterranean diet still has to be careful of their wine intake.
Anti-Inflammatory
The difference of this diet is that when you adhere to it, it helps you with a lot of inflammation that could manifest in a lot of ways in your body such as arthritis, heart disease, asthma, gut problems, skin issues, weight gain, and more. Adapting this diet can help you with one or more types of said inflammation. There is no specific food that you have to follow to adjust to this diet, but it is encouraged to have more intake of leafy green veggies, nuts, fish, nuts, and of course, wine. Red wine is much more preferable since it is abundant in antioxidants, one thing, in particular, is its natural polyphenol, reservatrol. The wine’s antioxidants help your body fight against free radical damage, which is the main reason for inflammation. There is no proven evidence that a glass of wine can have enough antioxidants to make an impact on your inflammation damage, but it is also ill-advised to indulge yourself of wine excessively.
Gluten-free
A gluten-free diet is for people who have celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, but this also for people who have inflammatory problems. As the name suggests, adapting to this diet requires you to avoid food with gluten that is found on various products such as rye, barley, wheat, and other grains. You can include wine as carbohydrate is not an issue, but still, you need to drink moderately. Wine is typically gluten-free, so a person who wants to adapt to this kind of diet doesn’t have to worry, but is advisable to check the label of the wine still to look at the ingredients.
Ketogenic
This diet has been getting some buzz lately, as researchers are divided over the effectiveness of this diet because of the risks it has. The menu puts you in a state of ketosis, burning your fat because of the minimum carbohydrate intake. It typically requires the person to have a minimum of the 20g worth of carbohydrate, some even less than that, but it highly depends on the individual. It is essential to ask your doctor about this diet because of the risks it has. Fortunately, you can intake wine in this diet, but you may have to calculate it first, to gauge how much wine you should drink.
Takeaway
There are a lot of diets out there that perfectly fit with wine lovers. Every diet has its nuances, and studying each one of them can help you what diet regimen you should follow, but still with the help of your doctor. Choosing the perfect diet for you can be as satisfying as a glass of wine.
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