Coming off the holidays, this episode taps into Dr. Zacharias’s knowledge as a published author on the benefits of the Mediterranean diet. In a conversation with Dr. Sue Sgambati, COPIC’s Medical Director, Dr. Zacharias talks about how a six-month sabbatical traveling across countries such as France, Italy, and Spain, enabled him to research how dietary habits can reduce coronary heart disease and optimize your health. The discussion focuses on the eight principle areas of the Mediterranean diet and how physicians can incorporate these into recommendations for patients that encourage healthy habits and still allow them to enjoy the “pleasure of eating.” 

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Links to things discussed in show: 

Book- https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9781461433255  

Seven Countries Study https://www.sevencountriesstudy.com/

International Foundation of Mediterranean Diet     https://www.ifmed.org/  

CDC Adult Obesity Maps  https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/prevalence-maps.html