There are few diets as universally recommended by experts as the Mediterranean diet.
There are few diets as universally recommended by experts as the Mediterranean diet. That’s because it’s not really a diet at all — it’s a lifestyle, says Elena Paravantes-Hargitt, a registered dietitian-nutritionist who specializes in the Mediterranean diet and is the founder of Olive Tomato. Paravantes-Hargitt lives in Greece. “It is based on the way people in certain parts of the Mediterranean were living and eating, so it is quite sustainable and realistic,” she says.