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Mediterranean diet

Mediterranean diet noun: 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.

Noun

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

Forms of Mediterranean diet

pluralMediterranean diets

Words formed from Mediterranean diet

Questions about Mediterranean diet

What does Mediterranean diet mean?
Mediterranean diet means 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.
What part of speech is Mediterranean diet?
Mediterranean diet is a noun.
What is the plural of Mediterranean diet?
The plural of Mediterranean diet is Mediterranean diets.

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