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After monitoring three study groups for an average of five years, PREDIMED<\/a> (Prevention and Mediterranean Diet)\u2014the largest study ever carried out on the Mediterranean diet\u2014has found that the Mediterranean diet, supplemented with nuts such as almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts and extra-virgin olive oil, cuts the risk of serious cardiovascular diseases by 30%.<\/p>\n

What are cardiovascular diseases?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death worldwide and affect both men and women.<\/p>\n

Cardiovascular diseases are a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels and include:<\/p>\n

* Coronary heart disease<\/b> \u2013 disease of the blood vessels supplying the heart muscle.
\n* Cerebrovascular disease<\/b> \u2013 disease of the blood vessels supplying the brain.
\n* Peripheral arterial disease<\/b> \u2013 disease of blood vessels supplying the arms and legs.
\n* Rheumatic heart disease<\/b> \u2013 damage to the heart muscle and heart valves from rheumatic fever.
\n* Congenital heart disease<\/b> \u2013 malformations of heart structure existing at birth.
\n* Deep vein thrombosis <\/b>and pulmonary embolism<\/b> \u2013 blood clots (thrombi) in the leg veins, which can dislodge (emboli) and move to the heart and lungs.
\n* And heart attacks <\/b>and strokes<\/b> \u2013 acute events that are mainly caused by a blockage that prevents blood from flowing to the heart or brain.<\/p>\n

How can we combat cardiovascular diseases?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

Most CVDs can be prevented by combating habits and risk factors such as smoking, poor diet, lack of physical activity, obesity and hypertension.<\/p>\n

The findings of the PREDIMED study show that a Mediterranean diet (with extra-virgin olive oil and nuts) cuts the risk of cardiovascular diseases by 30%.<\/b><\/p>\n

The study monitored 7,500 people aged over 55. All the participants had a high risk of suffering a cardiovascular disease but had never had any kind of previous cardiovascular event. The participants were randomly assigned one of three diets: a Mediterranean diet supplemented with olive oil (1 litre per week), a Mediterranean diet supplemented with mixed nuts (30 g of walnuts and almonds per day), and a low-fat diet. The participants also received educational sessions on their diet and, depending on the group, were also given free supplies of extra-virgin olive oil and mixed nuts (almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts).<\/p>\n

During the average five-year period of monitoring, 288 participants suffered a serious cardiovascular event. There were 96 cases in the group following a Mediterranean diet supplemented with olive oil, 83 cases in the group following a Mediterranean diet supplemented with mixed nuts, and 109 cases in the group following a low-fat diet. The risk of a cardiovascular disease was cut by 30% for the participants who had consumed supplementary nuts and by 28% for those who had consumed supplementary olive oil.<\/p>\n

These findings were published in 2013 in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Mediterranean diet is on Unesco\u2019s List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

The Mediterranean diet is one of our most precious assets. In 2010 <\/b>Unesco included it on its List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, in recognition of its value for health worldwide.<\/p>\n

The Mediterranean diet is characterised by a high consumption of olive oil, vegetables, cereals, fruit and nuts, a healthy amount of fish and poultry and small quantities of wine. It tends towards a low consumption of milk products, red meat, processed meat and sweet foods.<\/b><\/p>\n

The benefits of the Mediterranean diet can help explain why Mediterranean countries have a lower death rate from cardiovascular diseases compared with other countries in Northern Europe, Eastern Europe and the United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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