This Food Drops Cholesterol by 20%

A recent study by Harvard, Brigham, and Women’s Hospital has proven that making this one diet change redces…

• heart attack risk by 28%,
• inflammation by 29%,
• LDL (bad) cholesterol) by 20%.

Plus, it lowers blood sugar levels (as in type-2 diabetes), blood pressure levels, and body mass index, and provides hundreds of other health benefits, too.

And did I mention that it’s also yummy?

This study, which was published in the journal JAMA Network Open, investigated 40 physiological factors, or biomarkers, of women who consumed the Mediterranean diet. They compared these with the biomarkers of women who did not follow this diet.

They observed 25,994 American women who participated in the Women’s Health Study for a period of 12 years.

The information they collected included food intake questionnaires, along with blood samples to test for blood fats, cholesterol, blood glucose, glucose processing, insulin resistance, inflammation, and other amino acids and metabolites.

Based on the food intake questionnaires, the researchers categorized the participants into three groups based on a low, medium, and high Mediterranean diet intake.

Compared to the low Mediterranean intake group, the medium intake participants were 23% less likely to have a cardiovascular event, while the high intake participants were 28% less likely to have one.

The researchers emphasized that this is better than (or at least as good as) one can expect from using statins and other heart medications.

The greatest physiological factors that led to this reduction in heart disease risk among the high Mediterranean dieters over the low dieters were as follows:

1. Biomarkers that indicated inflammation were reduced by 29.2%.

2. Biomarkers that indicated better insulin sensitivity and better glucose processing were 27.9% higher.

3. Their body mass index was 27.3% lower.

4. Their blood pressure was 26.6% lower.

5. Their blood fat levels were 26.0% lower.

6. Their high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (good cholesterol) was 24.0% higher.

7. Their very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol was 20.8% lower.

8. Their low-density lipoprotein cholesterol was 13.0% lower.

9. Their branched-chain amino acids were 13.6% higher. These included leucine, isoleucine, and valine, all of which are essential protein components that build muscle and are obtained through food.

Other biomarkers were also healthier by 10% or less.

The Mediterranean diet involves a high intake of nuts, seeds, olive oil, fish, vegetables, and fruit; a medium intake of whole grains and dairy; and a low intake of red meat, sugar, and processed grains, like bread and pastries.

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