What is the Mediterranean Diet? A couple of months ago, the New York Times tried to answer this question, emphasizing that "for decades, health authorities have argued that the diet of people living in Mediterranean countries, with its emphasis on olive oil, nuts and fresh produce, is a driving force behind the region's historically low rates of heart disease".

However, relaunching the argument of the British cardiologist Aseem Malhotra, the Times argues that the Mediterranean Diet is not only about low-fat food and olive oil, rather it is a matter of lifestyle, and in particular Italian lifestyle. To explain this, Dr Malhotra decided to visit with his staff the cradle of the Mediterranean Diet, travelling to Pioppi, a small village near Salerno where the average person has a life expectancy of about 90.

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Fonte: This is Italy