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The Mediterranean Diet

A total diet and lifestyle approach continues to be one of the best prescriptions for a long, healthy life.

By WebMD Feature

The Mediterranean Diet: What It Is?

The Mediterranean diet has long been considered one of the healthiest diets on the planet - and rightfully so. For thousands of years, residents along the Mediterranean coast have enjoyed the delicious diet, leisurely dining, and engaging in regular physical activity. They don't think of their eating habits as a diet plan; it's simply a way of life that can lead to long, healthy lives with less chance of chronic disease. The Latest Diets Feet on a Scale New diets and weight loss tricks pop up every month. Get the facts on how the new diets work and what's right. Atkins Best Life Diet Biggest Loser Cabbage Soup Hallelujah Diet Jenny Craig NutriSystem Ornish South Beach 3 Day Diet Weight Watchers Zone All Diets A-Z Related to diet and weight loss Alli, apple cider vinegar, low carb diet, high protien diet, weight loss, metabolism, Mediterranean diet, diet pills, trans fat, BMI calculator, detox diet, diabetes diet, Body for Life © 2008 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved. A growing body of research continues to prove that eating a diet rich in plant foods and healthy fats is good for you. Studies show that following a Mediterranean diet protects against the development of heart disease, metabolic syndrome, some types of cancer, obesity, type 2 diabetes, dementia, Alzheimer's disease -- and also leads to a longer lifespan...

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Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet

A delicious Mediterranean eating plan can help protect against heart disease, diabetes, cancer even help with weight loss.

By WebMD Feature
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD

 

When we think of the Mediterranean diet, we picture Europeans leisurely dining on meals of fish, vegetables, fruits, olives, and crusty whole-grain bread dunked in olive oil, along with a glass of wine.

For thousands of years, residents of the Mediterranean coastal region have enjoyed this kind of delicious diet -- high in plant foods and monounsaturated fats (like olive oil) -- while getting plenty of regular physical activity. They don’t think of their eating habits as a diet plan; it's simply their way of life.  And it's a way of life that apparently leads to long, healthy lives virtually free of chronic disease...

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