Study: Mediterranean Diet Can Greatly Reduce Risk Of Heart Attack, Stroke

NPR | Feb. 25, 2013 4:23 p.m.

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There's a rare bit of good news for debt crisis ridden Spain, Italy and Greece. A new study finds that 30 percent of heart attacks, strokes and heart disease can be prevented in high risk people if they switch to a Mediterranean diet that includes olive oil, nuts, fish, fruit and vegetables.