SE*ED: Olives and Nuts and Health – Oh My! An Introduction to the Mediterranean Diet

Dive into the Mediterranean diet with Elaine Hammes, MS, RDN, LD, GRMC dietitian at Grinnell Regional Medical Center’s SE*ED program on Monday, April 11.

Would you have imagined 10 years ago that you would be told to add fat to your diet and that you should enjoy eating? And how did a “poor man’s diet” that began more than 5,000 years ago during the Bronze Age become the gold standard for today’s healthy living? Discover what more than 50 years of intensive research has revealed about the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet.

Research has shown that the traditional Mediterranean diet reduces the risk of heart disease, according to the Mayo Clinic. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends the Mediterranean diet as an eating plan that can help promote health and prevent disease. This includes reduced incidences of Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases.

This program is free and open to the public. It will be held at 10 a.m. in the Drake Community Library, with refreshments beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Parking is available at the Drake Community Library, along Park Street, on Fifth Avenue, and in the First Presbyterian Church parking lot. Seniors needing transportation may call GRMC Communications and Development at 641-236-2593 by the Thursday before the program.