Mediterranean Diet Leads to A Regression In Carotid Plaque Volume

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Mediterranean Diet Leads to A: Regression In Carotid Plaque Volume

An analysis of the primary-prevention PREDIMED study provides  further evidence as to why a Mediterranean diet is able to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease[1].

In a substudy of the trial, investigators report that individuals who adhered to the Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra virgin oil had significant regression of the carotid vessel-wall volume compared with those who ate a control diet low in saturated fat.

The results of the study, which included an MRI assessment of the carotid artery, were presented at the European Atherosclerosis Society 2014 Congress (EAS 2014) by Dr Aleix Sala-Vila (Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain) and expand on the results of a carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) study presented last year and published in January.



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