PEOPLE who eat a classic Mediterranean diet rich in vegetables, fruits, olive oil, cereals and fish live longer, and are healthier. But a study in Greece has shown that it is the diet as a whole, rather than any specific individual component, that confers health benefits.
Researchers from the University of Athens and the Harvard School of Public ÎçÒ¹¸£Àû1000¼¯ºÏ recorded the eating habits of 22,000 Greek people, and followed their subsequent health and mortality for an average of 3.7 years. People who ate a diet rich in typical Mediterranean ingredients were less likely to die, suffer coronary heart disease or…
