August 2018, British Journal of Nutrition We already knew that the Mediterranean diet is able to reduce the risk of mortality in the general population, but we did not know whether it would be the same specifically for people 65 and older. Now data from Moli-sani Study clearly show that...
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How to Get America on the Mediterranean Diet An editorial by the New York Times on July 19, 2018 revisited the 1953 Mediterranean Diet Case Study on the Greek island of Crete: Weight-loss fads and eating trends come and go, but the so-called Mediterranean diet has stood fast. “Among all...
February 2017 A recent University of Florida Report (https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/FS/FS28200.pdf) reiterated that substituting olive oil, particularly virgin olive, for other fats and oils, is a positive step towards good health. Consuming olive oil may help reduce your risk of cancer, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and other chronic diseases. Among its references...
No Low Fat Mediterranean Diet 20 July 2016 Dr. Hanna Bloomfield, a physician, researcher and Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine and her team found that people who followed a Mediterranean diet with unrestricted fat (so none of this uber low-fat silliness) had a lower risk...
Source: New York Times, October 2015 Saturated fat, found in fatty animal foods like meats and dairy products, raises blood levels of cholesterol and is not healthy, “but olive oil is important — it’s beneficial for cardiovascular health and body weight.” Olive oil, like canola, avocado and nut...
