Mediterranean diet

plural Mediterranean diets

1. Any variant of a diet (food intake) traditionally typical of that eaten by people in the Mediterranean region (with olive oil, legumes, unrefined cereals, fruits and vegetables, etc. and limited meat other than fish); thought to increase life expectancy and protect against heart disease and cancer.
2. Any variant of a diet (controlled regimen) based on that principle.

   In one study, published in 2018, researchers assessed nearly 26,000 women and found that those who followed the Mediterranean diet most closely for up to 12 years had about a 25 percent reduced risk of developing cardiovascular disease.

   2023 January 6, Dani Blum, “The Mediterranean Diet Really Is That Good for You. Here’s Why.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN