Origins

• Cynthia Sass, Prevention magazine's nutritional director, created the MUFA diet plan after researching the benefits of monounsaturated fats.
  
  

Foods

• The MUFA Diet involves eating food that is high in monounsaturated fat during every meal.
  
  Monounsaturated fat is found in sources such as olive oil, avocados, flax and various types of nuts.
  
  

Research

• In 2007, Spanish researchers published the results of a study of three different low-calorie diets, including the MUFA diet. Their findings showed the MUFA diet as most effective against belly fat, especially visceral belly fat.