The Mediterranean diet focuses mostly on fish, oils and vegetables, de-emphasizing grain and sugars.
It has long been known that the Mediterranean diet is excellent for heart health and weight management. New research has found that it may also help the brain stay healthy and sharp with aging and help aging overall.
The nice thing about the Mediterranean diet is that it is guidelines, not rules.
A study that followed 25,000 women over 25 years found that those eating a Mediterranean diet were 23 percent less likely to die than those following other lifestyles.
The Mediterranean diet is excellent for heart health. <span>Now, research is showing that a modified version of the Mediterranean diet may trump it as far as heart benefits go. But, it has drawbacks.
Today, we’re taking a look at the Mediterranean diet and asking if it might be the best out there for health and wellness.
While we aren’t fans of restrictive diets, we like the Mediterranean diet because it’s actually a way of eating.
Research that looked at the same participants over a 30-year period found that people who followed the Mediterranean or the APDQS diet were less likely to have any signs of cognitive decline in middle age than people following DASH.
A new study pitted the keto diet against the Mediterranean. It had mixed results. Keto was slightly better for blood sugar, but there wasn't a clear-cut winner.
The Atlantic diet has been in the news recently, and it may rival the Mediterranean diet! It may reduce the risk of health problems linked to heart and blood sugar concerns by half.
