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t is no surprise a Mediterranean diet high in fruit, vegetables and fish could lower the risk of heart attack and stroke in people who already have heart disease.
But surprisingly research has shown simply adding healthy food to your diet is better than avoiding a ‘Western’ diet. So there is no need to cut out refined refined grains, sweets, desserts, sugary drinks and junk food such as burgers and deep-friend food - rather just add more vegetables.
A study of over 15,000 people in 39 counties around the world showed that for every 100 people eating the highest proportion of healthy food - there were fewer heart attacks, strokes or deaths compared to 100 people eating the least amount of healthy food during nearly four years of follow up from the time participants joined the study.
The results were published in the European Heart Journal.
The researchers asked 15,482 people with stable coronary artery disease and an average age of 67 to complete a lifestyle questionnaire when they joined the trial, which was looking at whether a drug called darapladib reduced the risk of heart attacks, strokes and deaths.
The questionnaire included simple questions on diet - participants were asked how many times a week they consumed servings from food groups such meat, fish, dairy foods, whole grains or refined grains, vegetables - excluding potatoes, fruit, desserts, sweets, sugary drinks, deep-fried foods and alcohol.
Depending on their answers, they were given a Mediterranean diet score (MDS), which assigned more points for increased consumption of healthy foods with a total range of 0-24; a ‘Western diet score’ (WDS) assigned points for increased consumption of unhealthy foods.
After just over three and a half years of follow-up, a major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) - heart attack, stroke or death - had occurred in a total of 1588 or 10.1 per cent of the study participants.
MACE occurred in 7.3 per cent of the 2,885 people with an MDS score of 15 or over (who ate the most amount of healthy foods), 10.5 per cent of 4,018 people with an MDS of 13-14, and 10.8 per cent of 8,579 people with an MDS of 12 or lower.
Experts say DON'T ditch the junk food | Health | Life & Style | Daily Express
But surprisingly research has shown simply adding healthy food to your diet is better than avoiding a ‘Western’ diet. So there is no need to cut out refined refined grains, sweets, desserts, sugary drinks and junk food such as burgers and deep-friend food - rather just add more vegetables.
A study of over 15,000 people in 39 counties around the world showed that for every 100 people eating the highest proportion of healthy food - there were fewer heart attacks, strokes or deaths compared to 100 people eating the least amount of healthy food during nearly four years of follow up from the time participants joined the study.
The results were published in the European Heart Journal.
The researchers asked 15,482 people with stable coronary artery disease and an average age of 67 to complete a lifestyle questionnaire when they joined the trial, which was looking at whether a drug called darapladib reduced the risk of heart attacks, strokes and deaths.
The questionnaire included simple questions on diet - participants were asked how many times a week they consumed servings from food groups such meat, fish, dairy foods, whole grains or refined grains, vegetables - excluding potatoes, fruit, desserts, sweets, sugary drinks, deep-fried foods and alcohol.
Depending on their answers, they were given a Mediterranean diet score (MDS), which assigned more points for increased consumption of healthy foods with a total range of 0-24; a ‘Western diet score’ (WDS) assigned points for increased consumption of unhealthy foods.
After just over three and a half years of follow-up, a major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) - heart attack, stroke or death - had occurred in a total of 1588 or 10.1 per cent of the study participants.
MACE occurred in 7.3 per cent of the 2,885 people with an MDS score of 15 or over (who ate the most amount of healthy foods), 10.5 per cent of 4,018 people with an MDS of 13-14, and 10.8 per cent of 8,579 people with an MDS of 12 or lower.
Experts say DON'T ditch the junk food | Health | Life & Style | Daily Express
