Healthy eating habits

What’s on the Mediterranean menu

People with the highest adherence to the Mediterranean diet ate:

‹♦ Fruits and vegetables (about two or three portions of each a day)

‹♦ A moderate amount of fish, nuts and legumes/ pulses (three portions of each a week) ‹

♦ Daily consumption of olive oil as the main source of dietary fat (four tablespoons)

‹♦ A moderate amount of wine (seven small glasses a week). ‹

♦ Very little red and processed meat, sugary drinks, butter or margarine and sweets or pastries.