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This Sample Mediterranean Diet Meal Plan Will Help You Live Longer

January 6, 2018

I offered some insight into the Mediterranean Diet for this piece by The Thirty:

“The Mediterranean diet is often referred to as the gold standard of diets because of health outcomes associated with following this eating pattern,” says Maya Feller, MS, RD, CDN, of Maya Feller Nutrition. Nutrition and cognition physician Gabrielle Lyon, DO, of Four Moons Spa encourages people to think of the Mediterranean diet more as a lifestyle than a diet.

“It was initially based on the traditional diet of Crete,” she explains. “It became popularized in the early 1960s when researchers looked at cardiovascular disease of the Crete population and their health status compared to that of the average American.” Now, the Mediterranean diet is recommended as “a healthy way to eat for heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and to promote general health,” notes Sammi Haber, MS, RD, CDN, of Nutrition Works NY.

Read the full article on The Thirty.

Maya Feller

Maya Feller, MS, RD, CDN is the founder and lead dietitian at Maya Feller Nutrition. In her practice, her team provides medical nutrition therapy and nutrition coaching for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, mood disorders, developmental disabilities, disordered eating, and more. Maya believes in providing inclusive nutrition education from an anti-bias patient-centered, culturally humble approach to help people make informed food choices. Maya shares her approachable, food-based solutions with millions of people through regular speaking engagements, writing, her social platforms, and as a national nutrition expert on Good Morning America, is a Healthline Medical Advisor, and on the advisory board for SHAPE and Parents, as well as appearing on TODAY Show, Tamron Hall, and in The New York Times, mindbodygreen, Well+Good, Food Network, Martha Stewart, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Cooking Light, Eating Well, Prevention, Glamour, SELF, and more. She is the author of The Southern Comfort Food Diabetes Cookbook: Over 100 Recipes for a Healthy Life and Eating from Our Roots: 80+ Healthy Home-Cooked Favorites from Cultures Around the World (goop Press, January 24, 2023).

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