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Canadian Newspaper Praises Cretan Diet

Crete_DietThe prestigious Canadian newspaper “Globe and Mail” published an extensive article entitled “Eat like a Greek? Decoding the Mediterranean diet” praising the advantages of Greek and Mediterranean diet, especially the one followed on the island of Crete, southern Greece.

According to the article, last year many medical journals published research showing that the Mediterranean diet can reduce cases of heart attacks, strokes, type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases among people over 70-years-old. Experts in heart diseases consider this diet as a medical breakthrough.

The article also refers to the diet of the residents of Crete and South Italy who, in the early 60s, presented the lowest rates of chronic diseases and highest life expectancy worldwide. The Cretans were eating mostly plant-based foods such as cheese, yogurt, fish, poultry, eggs, red wine and very little red meat while they were receiving 40% of their calories from fat, mostly in the form of olive oil.

David Jenkins, a professor of nutritional sciences at the University of Toronto reported that our diet should include foods that are not processed and cover all nutritional bases. He concludes that the Mediterranean diet contains less processed products such as meat as well as fruits and vegetables high in vitamins and fiber.

The Cretan diet is recognized by the international medical community as the most representative of the so-called Mediterranean Diet, which based on vegetables, fruits, cereals and olive oil, promotes longevity and well-being.

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