Mediterranean diet. What do you really know about!?

In a recent answer I read this, as an example of the diet:



Lima Bean Spread with Cumin %26amp; Herbs

Minted Orzo Pilaf

Parsley Tabbouleh

Ratatouille 脿 la Casablancaise

Red Wine Risotto

Roasted Root Vegetables with Chermoula

Roasted Eggplant %26amp; Feta Dip

Sauteed Spinach with Pine Nuts %26amp; Golden Raisins

Warm Arugula Bread Salad

Whole-Wheat Couscous Pilaf

Main Dishes Chicken %26amp; Farfalle with Walnut Sauce

Fish Couscous with Onion T鈥檉aya

Grilled Tofu with a Mediterranean Chopped Salad

Herbed Lamb Chops with Greek Couscous Salad

Hunter's Chicken Stew

Kumquat Tagine

Lentil %26amp; Bulgur Pilaf with Green %26amp; Yellow Squash

Mediterranean Baked Penne

Mediterranean Fish Fillets

Mediterranean Lamb Salad

Middle Eastern Chickpea %26amp; Rice Stew

Moroccan Vegetable Soup (Chorba)

Mustard-Crusted Salmon

Old-Fashioned Spaghetti %26amp; Meatballs

Roasted Cod with Warm Tomato-Olive-Caper Tapenade

Seafood Couscous Paella

Shrimp Saganaki

Spiced Turkey with Avocado-Grapefruit Relish

Turkish-Style Pizza

Desert:

Apricot-Bulgur Pudding Cake with Custard Sauce

Cherry Clafoutis

EatingWell鈥檚 Tiramisu

Greek Yogurt Cheesecake with Ouzo-Poached Figs

Italian Hazelnut Cookies

Pomegranate Poached Pears

Do you really think it's healthy to eat this kind of stuff?

do you think that the studies on the mediterranean diet were based on these recipes?Mediterranean diet. What do you really know about!?
Actually when we talk about "Mediterranean diet" we don't refer to Moroccan or, Spanish or Israeli or French food! Though they are mediterranean countries.

The study which ended with the publication of an article proposing the " Mediterranean diet" was based on researches made in South Italy and Crete island . It showed the beneficial influence of olive oil associated with the consumption of a lot of vegetables and fruits, cereals, cheese and only some meat.