I watched one video recently, where the speaker pointed out that "Mediterranean Diet." could have been the "French diet" if the proponent of the MD had studied the French diet first......

Could it be that the "Mediterranean Diet." became popular because it is really just a version of SAD and the populace could make the tiny jump to the "Mediterranean Diet.

The older generation of my family pushed South Beach on me as they touted it as safer than Atkins.....too many carbs for me to drop weight......

While we need GOOD studies, what good is any diet if the user is not successful on it. What works for one may not work for another.

Also I keep feeling like the researchers are still trying to prove that the world is round. We know this already...let's move on ....