The Mediterranean Diet
• Healthy Eating
We have seen the fads come and go. Some into bankruptcy and others into the archives labelled under ‘don’t work’. What happens when a non fad diet with hundreds of years in the making and formal research on the outcomes of these many years is proving to swing the elderly as well as the young? At last, a traditional way of eating rather than a diet seems to be a part answer to many relating to the minimising of heart disease and many cancer ailments. To add further ammunition, the Mediterranean diet is famous for helping people to stay slim and improve longevity. If this is already known, what’s new?
Most committed and new users of this diet know already that one of the greatest hidden benefits is that no one owns the Mediterranean diet - because it’s a traditional way of eating and with food sources that already exist. As a result there are no patents and labels to increase the price of the product because there isn’t a product, just simply a way of life that has been under our noses for centuries. So what can be the new exciting push with something that is already accepted around the globe as safe, affective and tasty?
Many thought it to be the measurable good health that rewarded its users which has been monitored and researched as a rehash by Universities and specialist health associations in a plethora of countries including well known names such as Harvard University just to name drop one. Others thought it to be the research undertaken in Universities across USA, England, Italy, and Switzerland in fact, far too many to mention in this brief article. No - If anyone is interested, it simply takes a search engine and the keywords - ‘Mediterranean diet’ to find nearly all that you need. Once you type these keywords into a browser, the amount of researched information from prominent and noted professors, doctors, nutritionists etc. is overwhelming but a recommended exercise never the less. Why have all these professionals and researchers become so excited once again with the Mediterranean diet?
The new focus is now based on the extensive levels of antioxidants found in the Mediterranean diet. This is not anything new in relation to the Mediterranean diet but its superior positioning in the food pyramid in relation to antioxidants is very much the flavour of the month. Especially in the corridors of learned establishments due to the recent global nutrition focus. Finding the time to self research these areas can be rewarding if antioxidants are of interest.