Recent studies suggest that the Mediterranean Diet
can actually cause REGRESSION of plaque
build up on arterial walls!
"High adherence to a Mediterranean diet appears to slow the progression of carotid plaque, a PREDIMED substudy suggests. Of note, investigators found an attenuation of plaque progression in the Mediterranean diet arm of the study that included supplementation with nuts and no such change in the other intervention arm, which included supplemental extra virgin olive oil"
US National Library of Medicine
National Institute of Health
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