A compound in Mediterranean diet could stop breast cancer cells from inhibiting their own death, according to a new study. Researchers from Ohio State University in the United States have suggested that a compound called apigenin, found in certain plant-based foods, alters a specific step in gene regulation and aides...
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Benefits of Olive Oil: The Times’s Gina Kolata on a study looking at a Mediterranean diet. By GINA KOLATA About 30 percent of heart attacks, strokes and deaths from heart disease can be prevented in people at high risk if they switch to a Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil, nuts, beans,...
The traditional Mediterranean diet is characterized by lots of olive oil, fruit, nuts, vegetables, legumes, and cereals, some fish and poultry, and limited amounts of dairy products, red meat, processed meats, and sweets. Cobras Eating a Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil and nuts lowers the rate of major cardiovascular events, at...
From a The New York Times article by MARK BITTMAN: The “How do I eat?” thing has become increasingly combative and confusing. Do you give up carbs, or fat, or both? Do you go vegan or paleo?A study in Spain showed that a Mediterranean diet high in olive oil, low in red...
Switching to a Mediterranean diet can boost and preserve brain power in old age more effectively than a low-fat diet, researchers claim. Just six years of eating like the Spanish and Italians could also lower an individual’s risk of developing dementia, a study reveals. The diet enjoyed by countries in...
