Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Mediterranean Diet Study Rocks the Medical World

Heart damage was significantly more likely to occur in people told to watch their fat intake than in those given olive oil or nuts and told to follow a Mediterranean diet. The research involved 7,477 high-risk volunteers, all of whom were diabetic or had a host of risk factors including obesity, high cholesterol, family history of heart disease or smoking.
NYT: Mediterranean Diet Shown to Ward Off Heart Attack and Stroke

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