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Study: Eat Mediterranean Food

It drastically lowers risk of heart attacks, stroke, heart disease fatalities.

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In case you needed more of a reason to imbibe in the delicious cuisine coming out of the Mediterranean here it is: A new study found that 30 percent of heart attacks, strokes and deaths from heart disease could be prevented if high-risk people switched to a diet full of olive oil, fish, nuts, beans, fruit and veggies. The New England Journal of Medicine published the findings, which clearly show the benefits of Mediterranean food. A spokeswoman for American Heart Association called it "really impressive" and experts were shocked at the magnitude of benefits gleaned from these foods. Eat up!

Read it at The New York Times

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