A Mediterranean diet is chock full of food that is good for your body (and your taste buds). It may also help you live longer. A recent study on the Mediterranean diet associated with longer telomere length; the shorter the telomere the more aging and disease-prone. The study, which began in 1976, looked at over 100,000 female nurses in 11 U.S. states ranging in age from 30 to 55 years old. What researchers discovered is that women who had the highest Alternate Mediterranean diet score ate more vegetables, fruits, grains, fish, legumes, and nuts. They also had higher telomere lengths. In other words, women who stuck closest to the Mediterranean diet seemed to live longer….