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The Top Diet . . . for Your Ticker

Which does the best job of protecting your heart: a Mediterranean-style diet or a low-fat eating plan?

Either approach is good for your health. But the Mediterranean type gives your ticker some extra protection. Here’s how.

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nawal

8 of 9 people found this helpful.

5/3/2008 11:29:49 PM

I live in the Mediterranean area....I tell you the best best food is from here...no additives or perservatives...it makes the body feel great

Gigigi

14 of 15 people found this helpful.

5/3/2008 12:41:16 PM

My husband had HBP, high colesterol, overweight, etc. 10 years ago. We started, in earnest, the diet suggested by Dr. Dean Ornish (see his book, which New Age tracks beautifully). After beginning this new way of eating (practically vegetarian + the 'heart healthy' (Mediterranean) diet aspects, he is at proper weight and measurements, normal BP, low-normal cholesterol in almost perfect numbers/ratios, etc. --It works!

secrets

7 of 20 people found this helpful.

5/2/2008 6:35:24 PM

you fail to add that the mediterranean diet usually includes cigarettes.....i visit Italy often and it appears that most everyone smoke,s.! and yet they dont suffer arterial problems like most other countries.!
i follow pretty well everything about eating healthy,fruit,olive oil,veg,fish,chicken.

smilemonkey

12 of 16 people found this helpful.

5/2/2008 3:59:38 PM

Whenever I crave that old fashion greasy burger joint I satisfy the craving by drizzling olive oil over thinnly sliced yams.

[Edited by smilemonkey on 5/2/2008 4:00:16 PM]

runner41

46 of 46 people found this helpful.

5/2/2008 6:09:19 AM

My Italian father-in-law is 80 and he still mixes concrete, shovels snow, etc. I started eating like him - the Mediterranean way - and I lost 70 pounds. I excercise daily and I eat as much as I want. As long as you eat the right foods you do not have to deny yourself. In a nutshell the Mediterranean diet is: more veggies, less meat. Eat lot's of beans. You can eat pasta and bread. Just exercise regularly and it becomes good fuel for muscles. Cook with herbs and spices. After dinner have some nuts and fruit. After that you will not crave dessert so just a small piece of cake - if any - will be enough.

Ladybugger

30 of 34 people found this helpful.

4/28/2008 11:51:50 AM

I use olive oil or olive oil spray whenever I need to add good fat to whatever I am making, even scrambled eggs, or fruit cobblers.

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