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On this site, as in many others, we often talk about the Mediterranean diet.
The term diet is however improper because, more than a real diet program, it is a food style made up of rules and habits inspired by the Mediterranean tradition.
Birth of the Mediterranean Diet
From this observation arose the hypothesis that the Mediterranean diet was able to increase the longevity of those who followed it.
The same scholar, having returned to his homeland, continued such research for years, which culminated in the writing of the book Eat well and stay well, the Mediterranean way ".
In this book, the results of the famous "Seven Countries Study" were reported, which for twenty "years monitored the diet and health conditions of 12,000 people aged between 40 and 60, residing in different countries such as Japan, USA, Holland. , Yugoslavia, Finland and Italy.
At that point, Keys' initial hypothesis was confirmed and the Mediterranean diet was proposed to the whole world as the ideal diet to reduce the incidence of the so-called "diseases of well-being"
From the 1970s onwards, an attempt was made to spread the typical eating habits of the Mediterranean diet also in the United States. Cereals, vegetables, fruit, fish and olive oil were proposed as an alternative to a diet too rich in fats, proteins and sugars.
To summarize all the principles of the Mediterranean diet and to appeal to the population, a simple food pyramid was proposed in the 90s that reported the distribution in frequency and quantity of food throughout the day. In particular, at its base there were the foods to be consumed several times a day while at the apex the foods to be limited were reported.
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