In recent years pasta gained a bad reputation: it will fatten you. This led lots of people to limit its consumption, often as part of some aggressive “do it yourself” diets. Now a study conducted by the Department of Epidemiology, I.R.C.C.S. Neuromed in Pozzilli, Italy, does justice to this fundamental element of the Mediterranean diet, showing how pasta consumption is actually associated with a reduced likelihood of both general and abdominal obesity.
Source: http://www.news-medical.net/news/20160704/Study-shows-how-pasta-consumption-is-linked-to-reduced-likelihood-of-general-abdominal-obesity.aspx via News Medical
