MY ADVICE: DRINK WINE WHILE SITTING IN THE SUN. Mediterranean diet’s benefits confirmed. “The Mediterranean diet has long been touted as healthy. Now a study released Monday of the effects of a diet rich in olive oil, nuts, vegetables, fruits and fish confirms that. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that the diet can reduce the risk of stroke and other cardiovascular diseases by 30 percent.” You can have some hummus with the wine.