From smart brief ( u.s. needs to shift to a mediterranean-style diet,RD says

                         
Eating a western diet has made the U.S. a " sick nation" and a change in culture is needed to get americans to adopt a Mediterranean diet based on fresh foods and less meat, registered dietitian and food scientist Jane thacker says. She says that eating in the mediterranean style is not specific diet but rather a way to choose prepare and think about food. The suncoast pasco news ( new port richey, Fla)