http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/26/health/mediterranean-diet-can-cut-heart-disease-study-finds.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/02/26/health/26diet.html?ref=health
I scored an 8.
It told me to drink more.
correlation does not equal causation.
i suspect the much bigger factor involved in the results is the attitude and lifestyle of people who consume such a diet.
people who drink a single glass of wine everyday at dinner are going to be people who live a very structured, moderate, balanced lifestyle. they live longer not because the glass of poison has some anti oxidants in it, but because they are generally very moderate people who make moderate, balanced choices in life.
olive oil, for one, isnt anything anybody should be eating if they are worried about health. eat an olive if you want the benefits of the oil inside. the raw natural olive is going to be healthier than the processed oil that comes from it. wheres the fiber, water, and all the nutrients we dont know about that are contained in the skin and flesh of the organism? etc etc
eat raw, natural plant foods. fruits and vegetables. and live a moderate , balanced, healthy lifestyle.