Is Pasta Truly Fattening?

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Many people believe that eating pasta causes weight gain and limit their consumption, often as part of do-it-yourself diets. Italian researchers at I.R.C.C.S. Neuromed are challenging this idea and say that pasta consumption is actually associated with a healthy body mass index and a reduced risk of abdominal and general obesity. A study of the eating habits of over 23,000 people showed that eating pasta is not associated with an increase in body weight and can also contributes to obtaining a better waist-hip ratio and a lower waist circumference. This food is an integral part of the Mediterranean diet, and researchers say pasta is healthy and there is no reason to do without it in moderation.