
Hello and welcome back to The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore!
Today, Jimmy and Dr. Steve Parker (author of The Advanced Mediterranean Diet) discuss a fantastic study from Spain’s University of Cordoba on applying ketogenic principles to a Mediterranean Diet, as well as some important health benefits of Vitamin D supplementation.
So, what did this Spanish/Mediterranean/low-carb diet from the University of Cordoba ketogenic study look like? Well, for starters, it prominently featured fish, salads, olive oil and red wine. While this diet was proportionally higher in protein than most low-carb diets, it still avoided gluconeogenesis and kept participants in ketosis.
The study featured 40 people, averaging 239 lbs at the outset. The average weight of those completing the 12-week study was 209 lbs.
Other significant changes:
• BMI average dropped from 36.5 to 31.8
• blood pressure average dropped from 126/85 to 109/75
• serum cholesterol average dropped from: 208 to 187, including
- LDL: 115 to 106
– HDL: 50 to 55
– Triglycerides: 219 to 114
The diet itself featured unrestricted olive oil (2 Tbs minimum), 2 daily portions of salad, 1 of lower-carb veggies, measured amounts of red wine, unlimited calories, total daily carbs of 30 grams and a rotating daily diet of:
3 days a week chicken, red meat, eggs and cheese;
4 days a week fish (excluding mercury prone varieties)
Among the benefits of Vitamin D discussed are that its use is associated with lower risk of diabetes, several cancers, depression, heart attack, fibromyalgia, and multiple sclerosis. It is also shown to correlate with lower incidence of dementia. Vitamin D supplements are cheap and well-tolerated, so if you aren’t taking it, why not? Dr. Parker is not your usual dogmatic, narrow-minded physician on diet and he should be applauded for having an intelligently open mind about other options like livin’ la vida low-carb.
LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE 254
- Get your own EatSmart Carb-Factor Scale

- Dr. Steve Parker bio
- The Advanced Mediterranean Diet: Lose Weight, Feel Better, Live Longer
- Advanced Mediterranean Diet web site
- “Spanish Ketogenic Mediterranean Diet” blog post on Advanced Mediterranean Diet blog
- RELATED PODCAST: Dr. Michael Ozner Promotes A High-Carb Mediterranean Diet For Heart Health (Episode 237)
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