The green Mediterranean diet (MED) significantly reduces visceral adipose tissue, a type of fat around internal organs that is much more dangerous than the extra “tire” around your waist. The green Mediterranean diet was pitted against the Mediterranean diet and a healthy diet in a large-scale clinical interventional trial- the DIRECT PLUS. Subsequent analysis found […]
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Eating a Mediterranean diet can add years to your life, study reveals
EATING a Mediterranean diet extends life by years, a groundbreaking 20-year study has confirmed. People who consume mostly fruit, vegetables, fish, nuts and olive oil were less likely to die. They suffer less cardiovascular disease, cancer and other life-threatening illnesses, say experts. It follows analysis of blood and urine samples from volunteers aged over 65 […]
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Scientists have finally identified the genetic cause of lupus
An international team of researchers has identified DNA mutations in a gene that senses viral RNA, as a cause of the autoimmune disease lupus, with the finding paving the way for the development of new treatments. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease which causes inflammation in organs and joints, affects movement and the skin, and […]
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