Meaning of Mediterranean diet | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Any variant of a diet (food intake) traditionally typical of that eaten by people in the Mediterranean region (with olive oil, legumes, unrefined cereals, fruits and vegetables, etc. and limited meat other than fish); thought to increase life expectancy and protect against heart disease and cancer.
2. Any variant of a diet (controlled regimen) based on that principle.

Examples

“In one study⟳, published in 2018, researchers assessed nearly 26,000 women and found that those who followed the Mediterranean diet most closely for up to 12 years had about a 25 percent reduced risk⟳ of developing cardiovascular disease.”

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