A MEDITERRANEAN DIET is rich in fresh fruits and vegetables, complex carbohydrates, olive oil and red wine (or red grapes or grape juice). You can also obtain the same effect through supplementation, as we will discuss later.
There is no doubt that eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables throughout your life will drastically reduce your risk of early dead from cancer and heart disease, and it will increase how long you live. Over the past twenty – five years, research has shown that those who eat large amounts of fruits and vegetables actually experience less heart disease, cancer and even cataracts.
The phytonutrients, antioxidants and nutrition found in fresh fruits and vegetables will strengthen your heart and keep it healthy. Phytonutrients, such as natural flavonoids and carotenoids found in fresh fruits and vegetables, red wine, tea and chocolate, and vitamins C, E and beta carotene also have wonderful cancer fighting properties.
The Mediterranean Diet
The term Mediterranean diet refers to dietary patterns found in olive growing areas of the Mediterranean region where culture integrates the past and the present. Much of what is found there today can be traced to the ancient past.
The traditional Mediterranean diet has a total of eight components.
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