Is the Mediterranean diet right for Indians? Experts share 5 advices on adapting – Adapt, don’t import

Core Mediterranean ideas—more plants, legumes, nuts, whole grains, and healthy fats—map cleanly to Indian staples like millets, pulses, groundnut/seed oils, and coastal fish, plus turmeric, ginger, garlic, and fenugreek that carry anti‑inflammatory bioactives. Reviews and trials describe an Indo‑Mediterranean pattern as cardioprotective when built from Indian equivalents.