The CENTRAL trial looked at that question. The researchers randomly assigned 278 sedentary Israeli adults (mostly men) with oversized waists or high triglycerides and low HDL cholesterol to one of…
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A Mediterranean diet may lower blood pressure and help keep arteries from stiffening as you age. In a recent study, researchers randomly assigned roughly 1,130 older people in five European…
“Mediterranean diet fights heart disease,” announced ABC News. “Mediterranean diet cuts risk of stroke,” said USA Today. “Mediterranean diet over low fat? Well, at least it’s more fun,” quipped the Los Angeles Times. A study published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine set off a media frenzy in February. Its findings were striking, but the press reports may have misled many. Here’s what the study actually found…and how it should (or shouldn’t) alter what you eat.
If you conjure up visions of pizza, lasagna, fettuccine alfredo, or gyros, think again. [HD] And it’s not what people in the Mediterranean eat today. “If you go to Italy,…