People who eat healthy diets like the Mediterranean, DASH, or AHEI style tend to have a 20–30% lower chance of dying from heart problems, because these diets include good foods and avoid bad ones.

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Cardiovascular Disease Prevention by Diet Modification: JACC Health Promotion Series.

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2018 Aug 21

This study says eating lots of fruits, veggies, whole grains, and healthy proteins while avoiding junk food and sugary drinks helps prevent heart disease — which is exactly what the claim says too.

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Cardiovascular Disease Prevention by Diet Modification: JACC Health Promotion Series.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.02.085

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People who follow the Mediterranean diet more closely—like eating more veggies, fish, and olive oil—tend to have a lower chance of dying from heart disease, and every little step up in following the diet cuts their risk by about 9%.

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People who eat like Mediterraneans—lots of veggies, olive oil, fish, and nuts—tend to have fewer heart problems, no matter where they live or how much money they make, so this way of eating might help heart patients everywhere.

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If people with heart disease eat more like a Mediterranean diet—lots of fruits, veggies, fish, whole grains, and a little alcohol—they’re slightly less likely to have serious heart problems like heart attacks or strokes.

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