Figure 1. Photographs of archaeological vestiges illustrating the persistence of MedDiet for centuries since ancient times. Clockwise from top left corner, still life with glass fruit bowl and …
Background: Dyslipidemia is one of the major causes of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and a Mediterranean Diet (MD) is recommended for its prevention. The objectives of this study…
Alcohol kills, some say. Of course it does! Sugar kills as well! If we eat at one go, 1kg of bitter almonds, we'll die of cyanide poisoning! So, do bitter almonds kill as well? Let's be serio…
Last Monday, I sent the following letter to the Editor of the Irish Times (that has not been published so here it is ). = = = Dear Sir, With reference to the article on Sour Grapes as published 4 th…
According to this Editorial in the Irish Times, "Alcohol can be a killer. Its malign effects are felt throughout society, in broken families, health problems, addiction and death"... Howe…
the news : Sour grapes from vineyards over Ireland’s cancer labels Simon Harris, the health minister, is planning to make it an offence to import alcohol for sale without the label. He has accepted…
Stamatis Moraitis is from Ikaria, Greece. He moved to US when he was 22 years old to pursue the “American Dream”. He was a painter and he started immediately having success, bought a house, married …
Following a Mediterranean diet may reduce the risk of frailty in older adults, a new meta-analysis confirms. the report is here and the full paper is here.
this is the question! to be or not to be? to bother about cholesterol or not to? Need to think about it? The answer is clear and we are going to communicate it further with a commentary for this spe…
Halloween toffee apples As millions of children and adults participate in the fun of Halloween on the night of October 31st, few will be aware of its ancient Celtic roots in the Samhain (Samain) fe…
A neolithic feast: some of the food that would have been eaten by the builders of Stonehenge. Photograph: English Heritage Could the neolithic man eat "Sweet pork and rich cheese" after a h…
Readers of this blog have already come across with plenty studies on the link of atheroma, CVDs and Med Diet. Atheroma is a mass of yellowish fatty and cellular material that forms in and…
