Mediterranean Diet Ingredient May Extend Lifespan

The Mediterranean diet is a diet that is traditional in and based from the Mediterranean countries, and it is characterized by a daily emphasis on vegetables and fruit, beans and lentils, whole grains, more seafood than meat and poultry, and olive oil. In a recent study, researchers discovered a possible new way in which this diet influences age-related diseases. The discovery was that olive oil in the Mediterranean diet may be the key to improving lifespan and lessening age-related diseases. 

Early studies had suggested that red wine was a major contributor to the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet because it contains a compound called resveratrol, which could activate a certain pathway in cells known to increase lifespan and prevent age-related diseases. However, work in this area of research shows that it is actually the fat in olive oil, another component of the Mediterranean diet as mentioned above, that is activating this pathway. Start today by incorporating olive oil into your diet! Just consuming olive oil is not enough to obtain all of the health benefits from the diet, but it is a beneficial component. 

For more information, visit: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200221125120.htm & https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1097276519308949?via%3Dihub