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Greek-Italian Cuisine Fusion Led to the Mediterranean Diet
Italian cuisine and Greek cuisine: the history, differences and common traits in the cuisines we all love is a fascinating journey into the past, showing that there was a fusion of Greek-Italian cuisine in historical times that comes down to...
Greece
Greeks Advised To Switch to Mediterranean Diet During Quarantine
Greeks currently living under the coronavirus lockdown hav been advised to eat healthily by none other than Sotiris Tsiodras, the soft-spoken scientist heading up the country's response to the epidemic.
Tsiodras, who, according to a recent poll, is the most...
Greece
How the Mediterranean Diet Could Be the Secret to Living a Healthy Life
A new book might just be the answer to your dietary issues if you are looking to eat health and still enjoy your food.
The book, Live to Eat: Cooking the Mediterranean Way by Chef Michael Psilakis, is a newly published...
Economy
Greeks Return to Mediterranean Diet as a Result of the Crisis
The Greeks have turned to the Mediterranean diet as a result of the economic crisis, a new survey shows. The number of people eating in restaurants and fast food chains has dropped significantly compared to 2011. Moreover, people have...
Greece
Mediterranean Diet Slashes Risk of Diabetes by a Third
According to a recent study by Harvard University that complied diets and medical histories of 200,000 health professionals in the U.S. over a period of 20 years, the Mediterranean diet has been proven by scientists to significantly protect us against type 2 diabetes.
The...
Greece
Mediterranean Diet: Greeks Heart-Healthy Eating Plan Disclosed
Nutritionists encourage people to focus on the Mediterranean diet, following the traditional dietary patterns that were originally inspired by the countries of Greece and Spain as well as the region Southern Italy.
According to scientists, eating primarily plant-based foods, replacing butter with healthy fats,...
Greece
The Cretan How-To of the Mediterranean Diet
The popularity of the Mediterranean diet grows year by year more with doctors, nutritionists and research projects from around the world praising the health benefits of this food pattern followed mainly by the people of Greece, Spain, southern Italy,...
Greece
Celebrating How Greeks Eat During National Mediterranean Diet Month
Did you know that the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid as it is known today around the world, was based on the dietary traditions of Crete, Greece and southern Italy circa 1960? During that time, the rates of chronic disease in...
Ancient Greece
Mediterranean Diet and the Ancient Greeks
In the beginning there was acorn. Then, ancient Greeks said "let there be bread and wine." But this wasn't enough and so, the ingredients became fruitful and multiplied - pulse, meat, bread and oil. And the situation continued like...
Cyprus
Survey Shows Mediterranean Diet Reduces Risk of Breast Cancer
Diet has long been suspected to have an impact on breast cancer risk. In this study we evaluated whether the degree of adherence to a Mediterranean diet pattern modifies breast cancer risk amongst Greek-Cypriot women.
Subjects included 935 cases and...
Greece
Study Shows Mediterranean Diet Improves Sexual Health in Men
The Mediterranean diet has been in the headlines recently because a new study published on 'Journal of Sexual Medicine' shows that the diet is beneficial to help avoid strokes.
Recognized for its ability to help improve heart health, the Mediterranean...
Greece
Study Shows Mediterranean Diet and Exercise can Reduce Sleep Apnoea Symptoms
A team of Greek researchers from the University of Crete have conducted a study showing how following a Mediterranean diet and exercising can help reduce some of the symptoms of obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS).
The study, which is published...
Greece
Dietitians Recommend Cretan-Mediterranean Diet for a Healthy Heart
According to WHO, cardiovascular diseases are the cause of death for 17.5 million people annually. Every 4 seconds, a heart attack takes place somewhere in the planet. However, cardiovascular diseases can be prevented by following a heart-healthy lifestyle. One...
Greece
“Greece and the Mediterranean Diet: Innovative Actions-Optimum Practices” Conference, Koroni
A conference on “Greece and the Mediterranean Diet: Innovative Actions-Optimum Practices” will take place on June 3rd in the harbour town of Koroni, in the southern Peloponnese’s Messinia prefecture.
The conference will hold a three-day event, marking the recognition of...
Greece
Olive Oil & Mediterranean Diet Beneficial to Human Health
The Mediterranean diet was recognized by UNESCO. In addition, olive oil and the Mediterranean diet, which was also the issue of the Commissions and Social Research of the House, are beneficial aspects of Greece.
“Therefore, it is time, to support,...