The new diet that lets you eat bread

The Mediterranean diet has been the dietitian’s darling for decades, but a new ocean-themed regime is vying for top spot – step up the Atlantic diet. Based on the traditional eating patterns found in northwestern Spain and Portugal, all the tenets of the Med diet remain, such as plenty of olive oil, fruit and vegetables, beans and whole grains, but it’s perhaps more user-friendly, with an increased focus on dairy, eggs, seafood, starches (bread and potatoes) and moderate consumption of meat, not