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,...
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Good news out on the brain front: Eating a Mediterranean diet – rich in olive oil, veggies, fruit and fish – may boost brain performance and lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, a new review of available research suggests. Courtesy of Oldways The findings represent the first systematic review of such data. Researchers...
Don’t hold back on the olive oil, a Spanish study concludes. hiphoto40/iStockphoto.com Pour on the olive oil in good conscience, and add some nuts while you’re at it. A careful test of the so-called Mediterranean diet involving more than 7,000 people at a high risk of having heart attacks and...
Grilled seabass ISTOCKPHOTO Chowing down on foods heavy in omega-3 fatty acids and laying off saturated fats, meat and dairy may be best for your memory retention and cognitive abilities. “Since there are no definitive treatments for most dementing illnesses, modifiable activities, such as diet, that may delay the onset of...
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...
