Diabetics Benefit More From Mediterranean Diet Without Breakfast

A Mediterranean diet that includes only a cup of coffee for breakfast -- and a calorie-packed but low-carb/low-fat lunch -- is better for type 2 diabetics, according to a Swedish study. The single meal, which includes wine and fats from olives and fish, does not induce higher blood glucose levels than a low-fat diet lunch. The food provided in the study had an energy content from carbohydrates that was intermediate between the low-fat and the low-carbohydrate meals. The researchers noted that a significant aspect of the Mediterranean diet is often forgotten: it usually skips breakfast.