“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.
Tag: preventive medicine
Whole grains, leafy greens, nuts, and beans. All are linked to a lower risk of type 2 diabetes and all are rich in magnesium. What’s more, people who get more…
“To improve a memory, consider chocolate,” ran the New York Times headline in October. “A few squares of dark chocolate a day can reduce the risk of death from heart…
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The good news about diabetes: it’s not inevitable. “Up to 90 percent of type 2 diabetes is preventable by lifestyle modification,” says JoAnn Manson, director of preventive medicine at Brigham…
While soda may boost your diabetes risk, coffee may lower it. When researchers followed 96,000 women and 27,000 men for four years, those who upped their coffee intake by about…
“The data are pretty compelling that we should basically cut out sugar-sweetened beverages,” says Frank Sacks, professor of cardiovascular disease prevention at the Harvard School of Public Health. Sugary drinks—soft…
When the American Heart Association issued its scientific statement on “Dietary Sugars Intake and Cardiovascular Health,” it based its advice on what scientists call “discretionary calories” —that is, how much…
“People who eat a diet that’s high in fish have a lower risk of heart attacks and strokes in many observational studies,” says JoAnn Manson, chief of preventive medicine at…
Could extra pounds be unhealthy when you’re younger, but healthy when you’re older? Not if the excess weight is fat. “Even in older age groups, people with excess body fat…