If someone had to go through a heart problem, such as a heart attack, for your own health the best choice I could make with regard to diet is to follow a low-fat diet or follow the Mediterranean diet, so once again suggest a recent study published in The American Journal of Cardiology.

While both types of diets provide similar amounts of protein, carbohydrates, cholesterol and saturated fat, the second option is much healthier monounsaturated fats, especially omega 3 fatty acids from fish as beneficial to cardiovascular health.

However, the authors of this study said in its conclusions that either option may be the most appropriate choice for a better quality of life, while it would be beneficial to the health of those who have already suffered a heart attack.

The study itself to see how those patients had been joined and completed a food plan with any of these two diets, after four years showed a significant decline in the risk of any new cardiovascular disorder “was a 70 percent lower in participants who received the dietary intervention, “said Catherine Tuttle thereon, the main responsible for the study.

The research team of Sacred Heart Medical Center and University of Washington, took a sample of 50 patients who met strict diet Step II of the American Heart Association (reduced fat) and another 51 who followed the Mediterranean diet. Read more »

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Although the conclusion of the study published by the Journal of the American Dietetic Association may not seem like another world for those who have followed ever so popular diets like Atkins, South Beach or Ornish plan may be useful especially if you suffer from heart or have high cholesterol.

Diet ‘Atkins’ example by banning carbohydrates, while allowing foods rich in saturated fats like butter and red meat.

In turn the diet ‘South Beach’ emphasizes the moderate dose of unsaturated fats like olive oil and turn carbohydrates into ‘good’ from plants or vegetables. The Ornish plan is instead a vegetarian diet low in fat effectively to prevent heart attack.

Investigators at first did not seek to study the weight loss that these diets cause, but the biological effects of these in cholesterol, blood vessel function and inflammation. The 26 participants were non-obese patients following each of the three diets for a month and allowances were structured so as to maintain their weight. Read more »

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Although the development of the following diet has been taken into account the concept of calories, this was not the only one, because since there are other diet naturist concepts to assess the mix of foods from each other, the source of obtaining proteins and quality of carbohydrates. The diet is about 1600 calories, but concepts such as cooperation and excessive calorie lose relevance in the diet often Orthodox. The program applies to the effective obesidadcoincide with the basic principles of holistic medicine, naturopathy, proper diet, exercise and proper mental attitude positive the basic equation remains unchanged. Even with the most perfect diet and exercise plan more effectively is vital to improve the feelings that people are overweight with respect to themselves and realize where the food replaced other joys of life. The body and mind need time to regain their normal weight. Read more »

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