Mediterranean diet refers to the food habit of 21 countries which situated near MediterraneanSea. These countries include France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Malta, Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel etc... In these countries people had exceptionally low death rates from heart disease and diabeties, Stroke, heart Attack, Cancer are less in these countries due to their food habit.Meditteranean people use only natural things in their food they do not add any kind of preservatives in their food. They do not eat fast food or tinned or packeted foods.They do nt include artificial food or drinks in their Menu.They only eat pure and fresh food items.They do not store foods by adding preservatives. The common Mediterranean dietary pattern includes: • Vegetables,Fruits,Bread,Pasta and other Cereals,Potatoes,Beans,Nuts and Seeds For more details visit http://corporatetoday.blogspot.com/2008/12/mediterranean-diet.html
How do you know that it's "due to their food habit"? The jury is still very much out on this question. Migrant population studies mostly show that when Mediterranean families migrate to other parts of the world and undergo radical dietary changes, their next generations still retain their parents' incidences of most of these illnesses, strongly suggesting that genetic factors are actually far more significant than dietary ones. It's easy to make assumptions, but in reality these things are not nearly as straightforward as they seem.