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The health Benefits of a Mediterranean Diet

  The Mediterranean diet is a way of eating that is based on the traditional dietary patterns of the countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. It is characterized by a high intake of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and olive oil, as well as moderate amounts of fish, poultry, and wine. This type of diet has been associated with a number of health benefits, making it one of the most popular and recommended diets in the world. One of the main health benefits of the Mediterranean diet is its ability to reduce the risk of heart disease. Studies have shown that people who follow this type of diet have a lower risk of heart disease, due in part to the high levels of monounsaturated fats found in olive oil. These fats can help to lower levels of LDL cholesterol, also known as "bad" cholesterol, while increasing levels of HDL cholesterol, or "good" cholesterol. This can help to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes. In addition to heart health, the Mediterr...

Live Long By Having Mediterranean Diet

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All of us must be familiar with the word "Meditate" where you try to understand yourself by sitting in a quiet room. But very less know about Mediterranean diet, and if you are woman and you are on Mediterranean diet you can live upto 15 years more and if you are a male you can expect to live 8 years more.  So what is Mediterranean diet ?  Mediterranean diet is a combination of vegetables ( any vegetable), nuts, fish, meat, olive oil, fruits along with very small amount of alcohol. If you are doing excercise daily and if you combine this basic food combination to your daily diet provided the condition that you don't smoke you can expect to live longer as much as 15 years. According to the study which was done in Netherlands at the university of Maastricht under the supervision of Piet van den brandt, who is epidemiology professor, observed almost 120,000 men and women together whose age ranged from 55 to 69 years during the year of 1986 and yes this was ten year stu...