|  |  | August 5, 2009  The relationship between what we eat and how healthy we are, is gaining more attention among physicians and more evidence as a primary reason why people get sick. One of the reasons for this renewed interest in what we eat as a causal factor for disease is the shift in how scientists are thinking about food.
For years investigators of diet and disease have examined either the macronutrient or micronutrient content of what people ate, rather than looking at the kinds of real food populations around the world eat.
Macronutrients refer to the amount of fat, protein or carbohydrate content in food. Micronutrients are the mineral, vitamins, antioxidants and phytochemicals present in a food.
One particular food pattern that has scientist's attention is called the Mediterranean diet. The Mediterranean diet is not really a diet, but refers to the foods that people eat who live in countries that border the Mediterranean Sea.
The diet consists of fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds, olive oil, beans and whole grain bread and pasta. It is basically a plant centered diet with...
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