Pasta Might Not Be a Diet Wrecker After All

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“Pasta Might Not Be A Diet Wrecker After All” September 05, 2016 Sound Bites/Voice Over Pathfire#:10575

Anchor Lead FOR YEARS YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THAT LIMITING CARBS, LIKE PASTA, IS HELPFUL IN ACHIEVING WEIGHT-LOSS. BUT A RECENT STUDY INDICATES THAT EATING PASTA IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOWER BODY MASS INDEX, OR B-M-I. KRISTIN KIRKPATRICK, A REGISTERED DIETICIAN AT CLEVELAND CLINIC, SAYS IT’S OKAY TO EAT PASTA, BUT THE KEY IS TO WATCH YOUR PORTION SIZE.

CG: Kristin Kirkpatrick, RD/Cleveland Clinic “They tended to have adequate portions of the pasta. So what we don’t want to do is look at a study like this and think it’s ok to go out and have four cups of pasta with Alfredo sauce and it’s going to be the best thing for our weight. :14

VO (B-roll: pasta, people eating pasta, whole wheat pasta) THE STUDY LOOKED AT MORE THAN FOURTEEN-THOUSAND PEOPLE AND FOUND THAT A TYPICAL MEDITERRANEAN DIET, THAT INCLUDES PASTA CONSUMPTION, WAS ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER B-M-I, AND LESS OBESITY. KIRKPATRICK SAID THAT PASTA ALONE WON’T WRECK YOUR DIET, BUT THAT THE RESULTS CERTAINLY AREN’T A GREEN LIGHT TO HAVE PASTA FOR BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER. SHE SAYS THE STUDY TELLS US THAT IF WE’RE MORE LIKELY TO ADHERE TO A MEDITERRANEAN DIET PLAN, HAVING SMALL AMOUNTS OF PASTA WON’T IMPACT WEIGHT GAIN. THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET HAS OTHER HEALTH BENEFITS TOO. IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH DECREASED RISK OF STROKE, HEART ATTACK AND BRAIN AGING, AND PART OF THE DIET INCLUDES MODERATE AMOUNTS OF PASTA. KIRKPATRICK POINTS OUT THERE ARE ALSO PLENTY OF STUDIES THAT SHOW HIGHER AMOUNTS OF WHITE REFINED CARBOHYDRATES CAN INCREASE WEIGHT AND DISEASE RISK, SO IT’S IMPORTANT TO KEEP IN MIND WHAT TYPE OF PASTA YOU’RE EATING.

CG: Kristin Kirkpatrick, RD/Cleveland Clinic “Getting pastas that are one hundred percent whole grain, whether they are gluten free or they have gluten, that’s going to delay gastric emptying, the fiber is going to help with keeping you fuller longer. :10

Anchor Tag ANOTHER KEY FACTOR TO CONSIDER IS WHAT TYPE OF SAUCE IS GOING ON THAT PASTA. KIRKPATRICK SAYS CHOOSING A TOMATO-BASED OR OLIVE OIL SAUCE IS GOING TO BE BETTER FOR YOUR WAISTLINE THAN A CHEESE-BASED ALFREDO SAUCE.

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