This heart-healthy diet that you've likely never heard of works similarly to building an investment portfolio, expert says: Here's how

Cristiana Gigina

The Mediterranean diet and its many benefits are often touted by doctors, nutritionists and dieticians. However, a lesser-known approach to structuring your meals — the portfolio diet — offers similar heart-health benefits. The portfolio diet was created in the early 2000s by Dr. David Jenkins , a professor in the department of nutritional sciences at the University of Toronto. With an investment portfolio, "you're spreading out your risks and benefits and trying to maximize your financial