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Mediterranean diet for heart health
Plant based, not meat based
Healthy fats
Eating the Mediterranean way
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Why the Mediterranean diet?
What is the Mediterranean diet?
Healthy fats instead of unhealthy ones
What about wine?
The Mediterranean way
Why the Mediterranean diet?
Interest in the diet began in the 1950s when it was noted that heart disease was not as common in Mediterranean countries as it was in the U.S. Since then, numerous studies have confirmed that the Mediterranean diet helps prevent heart disease and stroke.