Mediterranean diet
[ med-i-tuh-rey-nee-uhn dahy-it ]
/ ˌmɛd ɪ təˈreɪ ni ən ˈdaɪ ɪt /
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noun
a diet traditionally followed in Greece, Spain, southern Italy and France, and parts of the Middle East, with emphasis on fruits and vegetables, legumes, whole grains, nuts, seafood, and olive oil: A study showed that people who ate a Mediterranean diet had a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease than people following a low-fat diet.
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Origin of Mediterranean diet
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby Mediterranean diet
meditate, meditation, meditative, Mediterranean, Mediterranean climate, Mediterranean diet, Mediterranean fever, Mediterranean flour moth, Mediterranean fruit fly, Mediterranean Sea, medium
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