Live longer with this simple lifestyle change.
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According to experts, there's a growing body of evidence that the eating style can help add years to your life., RD, of the Michigan Medicine Frankel Cardiovascular Center who was not involved in the University of Barcelona study, told Michigan Health that the Mediterranean way of eating is not a diet but instead a"meal style" that could be relatively flexible.
"Our study suggests that eating a diet that's high in unsaturated fats, fish, fruits, and vegetables, and low in dairy and red meat may actually protect your brain from the protein build-up that can lead to memory loss and dementia," study author, PhD, of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases , said in a statement.