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While the virus appears to be lethal to the elderly and immune deficient groups, people should take their due diligence to limit the risk of obtaining and spreading the virus at all costs. Though preventative measures do not completely ward off the virus—we must take every step possible to limit contracting the disease, both for the sake of ourselves as well as for others.
Although medical advances have allowed the human race to extinguish many previously harmful diseases—every now and then a new type of virus seems to pop up out of nowhere.
For years people have been aware that eating healthy is a key tool in the prevention of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity. Individuals who follow a healthy diet also tend to live longer lives than those that consume high amounts of processed food and sugars.
One new study suggests that the health benefits of the Mediterranean Diet may be more profound than previously thought. Adherence to the diet may actually slow down the aging process by way of altering the gut microbiome.