India, Nov. 3 -- The Mediterranean diet, technically, isn't a diet, even though it's great for weight loss and can lower your risk of cardiovascular disease and many other chronic conditions, as per the Cleveland Clinic. It focuses on nutrient-dense, filling foods like vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, and healthy fats, while limiting processed items and saturated fat. Also read | NHS surgeon explains why he eats 50 gram fibre a day

Dr Karan Rajan, an NHS surgeon, took to Instagram on November 2 to explain that rather than giving up entire food groups, like carbs, the focus is on eating healthy foods in moderation, which makes the Mediterranean diet easy to stick to.

And if you thought the Mediterranean diet, which borrows from...