SPF on your plate: Researcher connects the Mediterranean diet with skin cancer prevention
New research shows that a diet rich in antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids, like the diet eaten in Mediterranean regions where melanoma rates are extremely low, can help protect us from skin cancer. A researcher in Israel has a simple prescription: “go Greek” with foods such as olive oil, fish, yogurt and colorful fruits and vegetables to fight the oxidizing effect of the sun.
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SPF on your plate: Researcher connects the Mediterranean diet with skin cancer prevention
August 17, 2010 · by admin · in Nutritional News · Tags: colorful-fruits, diet, diet-eaten, diet-rich, from-skin, israel, mediterranean, nutritional counseling, on call diets, oncalldiets, research-shows
