We take a deep dive into the world’s most successful diet for long-term health, the Mediterranean diet. Murdoch University Professor and dietician Dr Catherine Itsiopoulos, who’s studied this way of eating for decades, and daughter, financial analyst Vivienne Koutsis share their insights. 

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You can grab their cookbook The Modern Mediterranean Diet (Macmillan, $39.99) here, or for more info on Catherine’s work see @themediterraneandiet or here. 

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