Mediterranean diet

The Mediterranean diet is a dietary concept that was first proposed in 1975 by American biologist Ancel Keys and chemist Margaret Keys. It is inspired by the eating habits and traditional foods of Greece, Italy and the Mediterranean coasts of France and Spain, as observed in the late 1950s to early 1960s. It is distinct from both Mediterranean cuisine, which encompasses the diverse culinary traditions of Mediterranean countries, and from the Atlantic diet of northwestern Spain and Portugal, albe