The Claim
Adherence to dietary patterns such as the Mediterranean, DASH, or AHEI is associated with a 20–30% lower risk of cardiovascular mortality, reflecting the combined benefit of multiple healthy food components and avoidance of harmful ones.
What the research says
Roughly balanced
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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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Adherence to dietary patterns such as the Mediterranean, DASH, or AHEI is associated with a 20–30% lower risk of cardiovascular mortality, reflecting the combined benefit of multiple healthy food components and avoidance of harmful ones.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Cardiovascular Disease Prevention by Diet Modification: JACC Health Promotion Series.
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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