Another diet and nutrition study has been released that points to health benefits of following a Mediterranean type diet. Researchers looked at brain scans of more than 700 people in New York and found subjects who followed a Mediterranean diet closely were less likely to have infarcts, which are little areas of damaged tissue, in their brains. People who have these infarcts in their brain tissue are more likely to suffer from strokes and dementia.
The Mediterranean diet is also a very heart-healthy diet because it's low in saturated fats from red meat and contains lots of vegetables, fruits, omega-3 fats and whole grains.
