Mediterranean diet can ward off heart disease: study

A Mediterranean diet high in olive oil, nuts, fish and fresh fruits and vegetables may help prevent heart disease and strokes, according to a new large study from Spain. In the New England Journal of Medicine, the results of the study showed that people on Mediterranean diets were 28 to 30 percent less likely to

A Mediterranean diet high in olive oil, nuts, fish and fresh fruits and vegetables may help prevent heart disease and strokes, according to a new large study from Spain. In the New England Journal of Medicine, the results of the study showed that people on Mediterranean diets were 28 to 30 percent less likely to develop cardiovascular disease than people on a general low-fat diet.

Reuters, 2/25/2013

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