Researchers Uncover a Surprising Benefit of the Mediterranean Diet

A Mediterranean diet—rich in fatty fish, whole grains and fresh fruit and vegetables—may do more than lower the risk of heart disease and cognitive decline.

New research suggests it may promote healthy aging by activating tiny proteins inside mitochondria, the structures that generate energy inside cells.

Those microproteins—humanin and SHMOOSE—have previously been linked to protection against cardiovascular disease and the diminished nerve cell function associated with Alzheimer's disease.

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