I don't know how much you read up on it, but just to highlight a few things. Despite having heavy smokers, one in ten lived to be 100 years old, and without the usual expected to see diseases. Also when the World Health Organisation went to research the area, within the last year or two, the pharmaceutical companies were not interested, dare I suggest for obvious reasons. So when it comes to diet, the first thing I would take out is any advice that benefits a pharmaceutical company, Ie any products that may be sold alongside such diet plans. I'm sure if you told those 300 people who have probably survived alone on a diet of fish and oils, they may well just stare at you. Personally for me, people should eat what they want, and I personally prefer the med diet over any other.