2Recommended by the World Health Organisation and perennial winner of the US News Best Diet Awards, the Mediterranean Diet is well-established as an evidence-based pattern of eating which can contribute significantly to a long and healthy life. Yet all too often the Mediterranean Diet is described in a sentence or two, reduced to vegetables, fruit, fish and olive oil. Understanding the Real Mediterranean Diet is a journey of discovery, with research now unlocking the nutritional secrets deeply embedded in the intuitive wisdom, traditions, landscape, culture and cuisine of those ancient lands which border the sea.
- Recognize the elements of the diet that fight inflammation and protect from heart disease, cancers and dementia.
- Understand the science of ingredient combinations which supercharge the Mediterranean Diet.
- Harness the foods which nurture our friendly gut bacteria, support a healthy immune system and even influence our genes.
- Train the senses to see and taste the power of antioxidants.
- Get to know polyphenols - probably the most important things you eat you've never heard of...
- Lose weight sustainably and feel better along the way.
- Eat as if the planet depends on it.
- Take the Mediterranean Diet quiz and see rapid progress to the world's healthiest diet.
- Achieve the Real Mediterranean Diet through a simple yet effective 7-day programme.
- Learn to prepare beautiful Mediterranean cuisine and enjoy recipes from international celebrity chefs interpreting and promoting the Mediterranean Diet across the world.