Green Mediterranean diet linked to aortic stiffness reversal.
Several healthy diets were effective at improving cardiovascular health, but a specific variation on the Mediterranean diet was substantially more effective.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/cardiology/prevention/104049
“The diet enriched with plant polyphenols and lower in red or processed meat and simple carbohydrates was better than a typical hypocaloric Mediterranean diet or following conventional healthy diet guidelines with regard to proximal aortic stenosis (PAS).”
”PAS is a distinct marker of vascular aging and a sensitive early predictor of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality risk.”
“After adjusting for other factors, PAS dropped by 15% over baseline with the green Mediterranean diet compared with 7.3% on the regular healthy Mediterranean diet and 4.8% with the guideline-based diet.”
“ame 1,500-1,800 kcal/day for men and 1,200-1,400 kcal/day for women and to include 28 g of walnuts daily. The “green” version of the Mediterranean diet added consumption of 3-4 cups of green tea and a shake made of Wolffia globosa (Mankai, a high-protein aquatic plant also known as duckweed) each day, along with avoidance of processed red meat. All three groups got free gym memberships and instructions for moderate-intensity, largely aerobic physical activity.”
(Warning: If you take warfarin, that shake may interact with your medication.)
The Prepared Support - April 17, 2023
Eric