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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Researchers looked at data from more than 4,600 women involved in a study that has tracked the health of U.S. nurses since 1976. The researchers used questionnaires to see how closely the nurses followed a Mediterranean diet. They also examined the participants’ genes. Turns out, the women who subscribed to the antioxidant-rich diet the most had longer telomeres....
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This isn’t the first study to link a Mediterranean diet to a longevity. Dutch researchers followed more than 120,000 men and women for a decade to track their habits and mortality rates. People who ate a Mediterranean diet, didn't smoke, maintained a healthy weight and exercised regularly lived the longest. And for women, following the Mediterranean diet was significantly related to lower mortality.
Sometimes called "the world's healthiest cuisine," the Mediterranean diet emphasizes lots of plant proteins, fruits and vegetables, whole grains, fish, and heart-healthy monounsaturated fat, along with nuts and moderate alcohol consumption. (Yes, you can have a glass of wine with dinner.) It's also low in refined grains, red meat, and sweets.
Here are three more good reasons to go Mediterranean!
- It may help regulate blood sugar levels to slash your diabetes risk.
- It battles belly fat.
- It lowers your risk of heart disease.
Here's to better health-better you,
Derrick M.
Online Marketer
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