The Mediterranean diet is an eating pattern emphasizing plant-based foods, healthy unsaturated fats, lean proteins, and whole grains, while limiting red meat, added sugars, and processed foods.
Research highlights that the Mediterranean diet and its variants have been associated with a wide range of health benefits, including improvements in cardiometabolic health.
The Green Mediterranean (Green-MED) diet is a modified version that places even greater emphasis on plant-based foods, particularly those rich in polyphenols and plant-based protein.
Now, the results of an international clinical intervention study suggest that the dietary plan could influence gene function and may help compensate for certain inherited genetic alterations in folate metabolism.
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