The Italian Mediterranean Diet

An Italian Legacy, an American discovery

How a small fishing village in Cilento changed the world's understanding of food and health

How a small fishing village in Cilento changed the world's understanding of food and health.

It is the 1950s. A tall American scientist steps off a boat onto the sun-drenched shores of Cilento, in Southern Italy. He has heard rumors — almost unbelievable ones — that the peasant farmers and fishermen here barely suffer from heart attacks. In an era when cardiovascular disease is ravaging Western societies, this seems extraordinary. What he discovers over the following decades will reshape nutritional science, inspire millions, and create one of the most enduring connections between Italy and the United States.

His name is Ancel Keys. And the story of the Mediterranean Diet is, in large part, his story — and Italy's…

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