E250 - Is the Mediterranean Diet the Gold Standard for Health?

Dietitians Torwen Eerkens and Aidan Muir explore the evidence on the Mediterranean Diet - its benefits, potential downsides and costs, and whether it is practical as the gold standard diet for health.  (1:21) - Benefits for Cardiovascular Disease   (3:15) - Benefits for Weight Management (5:13) - Mechanisms  (6:11) - Potential Downsides: Athletes  (7:29) - Cost Comparisons: Money and Time (10:48) - Adapting the Mediterranean Diet  (13:03) - Alcohol Considerations   WEBSITE:  https://www.idealnutrition.com.au/ PODCAST:  https://www.idealnutrition.com.au/podcast/ INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/idealnutrition__/?hl=en Our dietitians 👇 Aidan Muir @aidan_the_dietitian Tyler Brooks @lift_dietetics Hanah Mills @hanahmills Samantha Staines @nourished.by.sammy Josh Wernham @josh_does_health Katelyn Bowden @katelynbowden_dietitian Sophie Andrew @soph.dietitian Torwen Eerkens @fullyfuelled_ Bella Murdoch @enrichnutrition Anna McKay-Lowndes @am.dietitian Keaan Van Venrooij @fueld.by.keaan  Maddy Bedding @maddy_bedding