Andrea Aurelio

Mato White Cheese – a Spanish delight

December 15, 2011
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Mato is fresh Spanish white cheese and it is a basic component of the Mediterranean diet, especially the diet of the Spanish people. It is listed as one of the great cheeses of Spain. This Mediterranean diet food is a white cheese is made of cows’ of goat’s milk and it is without salt.  Mato […]

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Get started with the Mediterranean diet

December 14, 2011
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Healthy living is becoming a major trend nowadays due to the health hazards one may face with maintaining an unhealthy lifestyle. Some statistics suggest that certain conditions such as cancer, heart diseases and diabetes are influenced by life style and account for a significant number of deaths in USA. All these can be prevented or […]

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Nutrition Society Winter Meeting

December 5, 2011
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A delegation from the Mediterranean Diet foundation will attend the proceedings of the Nutrition Society’s Winter Meeting that will take place on December 6th till the 7th at the Royal College of Physicians in London UK. The Mediterranean Diet foundation, based in Spain, was formed in 1996 with the sole aim to preserve the lifestyle […]

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Mediterranean turkey for Thanksgiving

November 23, 2011
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If you are looking something different this year for your Thanksgiving dinner you can try the following Mediterranean diet recipe for turkey. As it was stated many times, the Mediterranean diet is not a deprivation diet; it is a way of living. It is a way of living with Mediterranean foods where everything is consumed […]

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Traditional Mediterranean Diet – The basis of a healthy diet

November 22, 2011
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Several Research centers and Universities around the world have dealt with the way of life and the diet of the Mediterranean people, like that of the Cretans for instance, in an attempt to discover the reasons of their longevity and the low disease incident rate among those people. The results and findings were, to no […]

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Healthier eating for a healthier heart

November 9, 2011
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Mediterranean Diet will help you to keep your heart in great physical condition while at the same time you will be enjoying a healthy diet, applying the motto Healthier eating for a healthier heart.  The Mediterranean diet, Med diet, is a diet based on Mediterranean foods and the Mediterranean cuisine.  Med diet is a 2500 […]

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Roasted vegetable couscous salad

November 6, 2011
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The Salad is part of the Mediterranean diet.  When looking at the Mediterranean diet pyramid we can see the vegetables and couscous in the ‘’very often category’’ and the feta white cheese in the ‘’eat often category’’. Taking the challenge and mixing these and other basic components of the Med diet we can have a […]

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Mixed Beans and antipasti salad

October 9, 2011
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Salad is a basic dish in the Mediterranean diet. It can be a site dish or a main dish. There is more to salad than limp lettuce. The salads – a combo of fresh ingredients and sneaky cheats – are filling to be main means and they are good for you too. A handy tub […]

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Greek Style pizza recipe

September 25, 2011
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Pizza is an Italian food, a Mediterranean food, and with the right original ingredients it becomes a Mediterranean diet food. This recipe is about a Greek style pizza with all the basic components of the med diet. Minced meat is included so as to give it a festivity character, but it can certainly be excluded […]

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Mediterranean diet and World Alzheimer’s Day

September 20, 2011
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September 21st is Alzheimer’s World Day and this year’s theme is ‘Faces of dementia’. In this article we will give a short explanation of what is Alzheimer’s, what is dementia and describe how the Mediterranean diet, that is the Mediterranean way of living, cuts the Alzheimer’s risk, helps Alzheimer’s patients live longer, can protect us […]

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A diet for Muscular Dystrophy patients?

September 17, 2011
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September 17th has been declared by a group of sensitive people as the Muscular Dystrophy Day on the Internet. Mediterraneandietforall.com will contribute to this noble cause by showing how the Mediterranean diet followed for centuries by the Mediterranean people can help the Muscular Dystrophy patients. First we have to understand what Muscular Dystrophy, MD, is. […]

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Moroccan beef kofta with fruity couscous

September 17, 2011
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While beef in the Mediterranean diet should be consumed rarely, 2-3 times a month, couscous on the other hand belongs to the daily consumption category. In this quick recipe we combine the two provide a delicious combination. The recipe provided below serves 4 people and it has preparation time of 5 minutes, mins, plus 15 […]

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Mediterranean stuffed peppers

September 13, 2011
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This recipe will put you in early autumn feel and even though you may not be at a fancy Italian restaurant you will certainly feel like being in one when the flavors from the oven will fill your kitchen. The stuffed peppers can be eaten as a starter, antipasti, or as a side dish of […]

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