Table Talk

The Mediterranean diet is the cornerstone of cultures considered to be the healthiest in the world, but do you know exactly what defines it? In many previous editions of the Food Matters Live podcast, it’s kept cropping up… When we talked about Covid and nutrition, there it was.  When we talked about the gut microbiome, there it was.  And when we talked about nutrition and age, you guessed it, there it was again. It’s hugely influential, but our guest in this episode, says many people are confused about what a Mediterranean diet actually is. That confusion means many people are failing to get the benefits of the diet. So if people are confused, how can they be sure that they are eating the right foods? Apparently, it's all in the colour and the taste of what we consume. And what are the benefits? Why is the Mediterranean diet so good for us? What chemistry is happening inside our bodies when we eat certain foods? Critics of adopting the diet away from the Mediterranean think it's difficut