MEDITERRANEAN DIET - HEALTHY OR NOT?

While healthy diet is strongly related to health and longevity, the actual impact comes with a cultural relationship. Like from those countries in the world, neighboring the Mediterranean Sea north and south. Read on to learn more about.    

THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND
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As we demonstrated several times, to support our health and longevity, besides physical activity also healthy diet is inevitable. Like Mediterranean diet?
 
In fact, there is a strong relationship between health and life expectancy. As far as the latter is concerned, countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea north and south (like Spain and Italy, etc.) have an excellent reputation in this case.
                                                                             
Looking closely to basic nutrition in this area, and asking if and what types of food are beneficially supporting health and longevity.
 
Although foods in this area a rather comprehensive (like anywhere on the globe), we are well advised to differ between what is good – and what is not. 

POSITIVE MEDITERRANEAN FOOD – SCIENTIFICALLY VERIFIED
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Basically, in this case, Mediterranean diet in favor of good health comes with plant such as
- fruits
- vegetables
- legumes
   &
- whole grains
not exclusively but as main ingredients of meals.
 
Also consumption of healthy fats such as
- olive oil
- fatty fish
    as well as
- nuts
   &
- seeds 

Snacks included such as, inter alia,
- herb-roasted chickpeas
- fresh fruits with some nuts
- hand-boiled egg with cheese/fresh fruit 
- unsweetened Greek yogurt with fresh fruit/sunflower seeds
- cottage cheese with berries
- hummus with fresh vegetables 

According to international research at, inter alia,
- University of Vienna in Vienna, Austria
- University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland&
- University of Freiburg in Freiburg, Germany

NEGATIVE MEDITERRANEAN FOOD – SCIENTIFICALLY VERIFIED
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On the other hand, mind
- ultra-processed food (like fast food)
- deep-fried/other processed food
- processed meat/hot dogs
- refined grains (pasta/white bread/pizza dough)
- foods with added sweeteners (like pastries/sodas/candies) 

​Balancing positive and negative, we can conclude quite a few
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HEALTH BENEFITS – SCIERNTIFICALLY ​

As offered by Mediterranean diet.

• Sound sleep

 
While Mediterranean diet may not necessarily support quality at any age, it seems to do so well at least in cases of older adults.
 
According to research  at, inter alia,
- Harokopio University 
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
   &
- University of Thessaloniki in Thessaloniki
(all 3 in Greece’s capital Athens)

• Cardiovascular disease

 
Mediterranean diet is cutting down events of heart failure.
 
Based on research at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown, PA.

• Weight loss

 
Mediterranean diet helps with weight management.
 
According to international research at, inter alia,
aforementioned
- Harokopio University in Athens, Greece
   Plus
- University of Lisbon in Lisbon, Portugal
   & finally
- University of Alabama in Birmingham, AL 

IN A NUTSHELL
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While healthy diet is strongly related to health and longevity, the actual impact comes with a cultural relationship. Like from those countries in the world, neighboring the Mediterranean Sea north and south.