The traditional Mediterranean diet is characterized by lots of olive oil, fruit, nuts, vegetables, legumes, and cereals, some fish and poultry, and limited amounts of dairy products, red meat, processed meats, and sweets. Cobras Eating a Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil and nuts lowers the rate of major cardiovascular events, at...
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Thank the olive oil or the nuts, but something about theMediterranean diet could help older brains act young again. There’s plenty of evidence that the Mediterranean diet can contribute to a lower risk of heart attacks, stroke, childhood asthma and even cancer. In fact, in a recent study, researchers assessed about 200 traditional Greek Mediterranean foods and reported that...
Good news out on the brain front: Eating a Mediterranean diet – rich in olive oil, veggies, fruit and fish – may boost brain performance and lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, a new review of available research suggests. Courtesy of Oldways The findings represent the first systematic review of such data. Researchers...
Don’t hold back on the olive oil, a Spanish study concludes. hiphoto40/iStockphoto.com Pour on the olive oil in good conscience, and add some nuts while you’re at it. A careful test of the so-called Mediterranean diet involving more than 7,000 people at a high risk of having heart attacks and...
Grilled seabass ISTOCKPHOTO Chowing down on foods heavy in omega-3 fatty acids and laying off saturated fats, meat and dairy may be best for your memory retention and cognitive abilities. “Since there are no definitive treatments for most dementing illnesses, modifiable activities, such as diet, that may delay the onset of...
