Effects of a Mediterranean-Style Diet on Cardiovascular Risk Factors

  1. Frederick Samaha, MD
  1. From University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

    TO THE EDITOR:

    The recently published study by the PREDIMED (Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea) investigators (1) concluded that “[c]ompared with a low-fat diet, Mediterranean diets supplemented with olive oil or nuts have beneficial effects on cardiovascular risk factors.” The investigators deserve credit for successfully performing the large multicenter study, for including persons who were at high cardiovascular risk (for …

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    1. Ann Intern Med January 2, 2007 vol. 146 no. 1 73
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