I think we're all very well aware of the hype and talk around the Mediterranean diet and its benefits to our health. It was first publicized in the West in 1975 by an American biologist, Ancel Keys, but gained popularity around the world in the 1990s. Although countries in the Middle East seem to adopt a rather healthy lifestyle, we do make a few nutritional mistakes when consuming or making our food. Here are 9 tips to make your Middle Eastern diet healthier: