All Greek to Your Diet
Greek researchers have found more evidence that the diet consumed by them and their Mediterranean neighbors has something going for it, healthwise. A study concluded that a 60-year-old who sticks to Mediterranean eating habits can expect to live a year longer, on average, than a similar person eating differently. This study in the British Medical Journal is among the first to specifically find it prolongs life. The Greek researchers focused on people who eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, legumes, grains, fish and olive oil, while avoiding saturated fats
Another recent study, by Greek and US researchers, found that heart-disease patients who followed a Mediterranean diet were 30 percent less likely to die. The study followed 1,300 men and women over nearly four years.
