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Mediterranean diet – approved and restricted foods and their health effects

Felix Weber
Felix Weber
Mediterranean Diet Animal Protein Mediterranean Middle Eastern Protein Intake Pork Plant-based Seafood Protein Fish
Felix Weber Author
2026-09-24 Date
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This dietary approach emphasizes reducing animal protein intake while favoring plant-based alternatives. Instead of pork, we opt for fish and seafood. Learn which other foods are recommended as part of the Mediterranean diet.

The Mediterranean diet

The term Mediterranean diet was introduced into the medical literature by Dr. Ancel Keys, an American epidemiologist on the subject of nutrition. However, the term was coined by him to describe the nutritional habits of some populations in the Mediterranean basin, which he first observed in the 1950s. In the 1920s, the Mediterranean diet is associated with very rare incidence of coronary heart disease. The Mediterranean diet, though not strictly a diet of fat, but a diet with a nutritive value for active, health-dependent people.

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