USC researchers found that older adults who closely followed the Mediterranean diet had higher levels of two tiny mitochondrial proteins, humanin and SHMOOSE, which have been linked to protection against heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease and age-related damage.
Oh great, another study discovering that vegetables and olive oil are good for you. Stop the presses. Who could have guessed that eating like a human being beats a drive-thru diet? Humanin and SHMOOSE sound like Pixar side characters, and the headline wants you to think a shiny new protein explains everything. Correlation, folks. People who stick to this diet also tend to exercise, smoke less, and have money for decent groceries.