This short report on a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is a very important subject for its direct relationship to our daily lives.
The study was designed to determine the effect of the Mediterranean Diet on cardiovascular disease and mortality. The study included 7,500 people between the ages of 55 and 80 years, all of whom were free from heart disease and arteriosclerosis at the beginning of the study but all had factors Risk of heart disease and arteriosclerosis This includes: diabetes, high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, and obesity.
The comparison was between the Middle East diet and a low-fat diet and was the result of the study for the diet of the Middle East food because of the reduced chances of heart disease and arteriosclerosis resulting in 30% also found to have a positive impact on memory and level Cognition in diabetics and more importantly, this diet was easy to follow and commitment to because the person does not deprive himself of food severely.
And now on what this diet included:
- Eat 3 servings of fruits or vegetables daily.
- Eat 3 servings of fish or legumes, such as chickpeas and lentils per week.
- Eat a handful of almonds, nuts or nuts daily.
- Take 4 tablespoons of olive oil instead of almonds, nuts or nuts daily.
- Eating one cup of wine a day was not a prerequisite.
From here we note that our diet, if followed moderately, protects us from heart disease and arteries and the resulting deaths.