After looking at nearly 200 studies that included millions of people, there are still some questions about how some foods affect the heart. Researchers found vegetables, nuts and the Mediterranean diet made the list of foods that are heart-healthy, while the list of foods bad for the heart featured starchy carbs like white bread and [...]

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You’ve probably heard how a Mediterranean-style diet can be good for your heart. Now a new report in the Archives of Neurology finds eating a diet filled with vegetables, fruits, nuts, legumes, and fish – foods common in the Mediterranean-style diet – is also good for the brain and may help prevent dementia.
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We’ve disspelled myths about nuts here: (Are nuts fattening?) and talked about how they can help you meet your fiber needs here: (Fill up on fiber). Now new research shows eating a handful of nuts every day for a year – along with a Mediterranean diet rich in fruit, vegetables and fish – may help [...]

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*Note to self* – eat more vegetables, nuts, and fish. And now is a good time to do it. A new report says if you stick closely to a Mediterranean-style diet, it dramatically reduces your risk of cancer, heart disease, and other major chronic illnesses.

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And the winner is… a three-way tie between the low-fat, low-carb, and Mediterranean diets??? A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine shows all three have similar amounts of modest weight loss. But the debate rages on…

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