Mediterranean diet may protect against diabetes

The Mediterranean diet incorporates the basics of healthy eating plus a splash of olive oil and perhaps even a glass of red wine, a eating pattern seen in countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea.

A new study has claimed that Mediterranean diet and foods low in available carbohydrates can offer protection against type-2 diabetes.

Researchers Carlo La Vecchia and colleagues, from Mario Negri Institute of Pharmacological Research, Italy, studied 22,295 participants pateints from Greece before concluding the outcome.

The chart below will help the reader choose the type of foods that make up the Mediterranean diet.

Dr. Ajay Sati.