Mediterranean Diet and Long Life

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Everyone knows that a healthy diet including fruits and vegetables is good for you and may even help you live longer. Researchers have discovered that eating specific foods from what is known as a Mediterranean diet will make you healthier and increase your life span.

The basic type of Mediterranean diet that is linked to long life includes eating high quantities of complex carbohydrates, specifically fruits, vegetables and legumes. High quantities of nuts and olive oil should also be consumed along with moderate amounts of alcohol and low amounts of meat. Consuming excessive amounts of alcohol and/or meat is not linked to living longer. Other types of Mediterranean diets that were found not to be linked to longevity, include diets that are high in seafood, fish and cereal and low in dairy products.

Learn more about this study, see:

• Longer Life Linked To Specific Foods In Mediterranean Diet (Science Daily)