Is Mediterranean Diet worth prioritizing?

The Mediterranean diet is among the most rigorously studied dietary patterns in nutrition science, anchored by the PREDIMED randomized controlled trial, which found reduced cardiovascular events in high-risk adults, alongside decades of large cohort studies (including the influential Greek EPIC cohort) linking adherence to lower mortality. Weighing that against the numbers, Mediterranean Diet is a strong candidate to prioritize — it combines strong evidence (89/100) with a high estimated impact on longevity (94/100).