While the relationship between diet and health is complicated, there is scientific consensus that a Mediterranean diet can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and that excessive intake of ultra-processed food increases it.
Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
“… 22,000 male US physicians 40 to 84 years of age were entered in the trial and randomly assigned to receive one of four treatments…After an average of 4.8 years of follow-up, the total number of myocardial infarctions a
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