Miguel Ángel Martínez González, an adjunct professor of nutrition at the T.H. Chan School of Public Health, affirmed that the Mediterranean diet effectively reduces rates of heart disease and diabetes. Research has also linked it to lower incidences of breast cancer, improved cognitive function, and increased longevity.
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Uma Naidoo, director of nutritional, lifestyle, and metabolic psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, emphasized that labeling the Mediterranean diet as merely a "diet" can be misleading. Unlike traditional diets that suggest restriction and short-term goals, the Mediterranean approach encourages individuals to add healthy foods rather than focus solely on weight loss.
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