Why is the Mediterranean diet recommend to avoid heart disease? It's loaded with cheese, pasta, milk, & eggs?

...not to mention butter... Is this now considered heart healthy?



I realize they also use olive oil, wine, fruits, nuts, fish, and vegetables too.Why is the Mediterranean diet recommend to avoid heart disease? It's loaded with cheese, pasta, milk, %26amp; eggs?
I do not know that there is a single definition of a Mediterranean diet. The idea of recommending a Mediterranean diet is that those of Mediterranean descent have a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease. The use of olive oil, fish, fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, and the moderate consumption of red wine are all regarded as heart healthy. Pasta is a complex carbohydrate and does not carry the same risk as a refined carbohydrate such as sugar. Cheese and milk are healthy as long as consumption is not excessive. Eggs are not as bad as once thought and the Mediterranean diet does not emphasize eggs although they are used to make pasta. The moderate use of butter is not a health risk. There is always a problem when extrapolating a diet from one culture to another. I have said that those of Mediterranean descent have a low incidence of cardiovascular disease. This does not necessarily mean that eating the same diet by someone of non-Mediterranean descent will have the same benefits. There is genetics and life-style to take into account as well as the dietary habits of those in the Mediterranean. If I may be of further assistance please let me know. I wish you the very best of health and in all things may God bless.Why is the Mediterranean diet recommend to avoid heart disease? It's loaded with cheese, pasta, milk, %26amp; eggs?
The mediterainian diet does not include any butter, only small amounts of cheese adn eggs and hardly any milk - it is based on fruit, veg and fish.