A recent study discovered that a woman’s risk of heart disease could be reduced by 24% by eating a Mediterranean diet. The diet, which is high in whole grains, nuts, fish, and vegetables, has been connected to a number of health advantages. A recent independent study found that those who adhere to the diet may also have a lower chance of dementia in later life.
Researchers compiled all prior research on women following Mediterranean diets, cardiovascular disease, and their chance of dying during the follow-up period for their most recent study, which was published in the journal Heart.
Experts examined data from sixteen trials involving over 720,000 women whose cardiovascular health was tracked for an average of 12.5 years. Women with a “high adherence” to a Mediterranean diet were found to have a 24% lower risk of cardiovascular disease, according to the research team, which was conducted by experts from the University of Sydney in Australia.
“We found that a Mediterranean diet was beneficial in women, with a 24% lower risk of CVD (cardiovascular disease) and a 23% lower risk of total mortality,” According to the authors, They were also 23% less likely to die from any cause during the follow-up period.
Victoria Taylor, senior dietitian at the British Heart Foundation, commented on the study, saying: “It’s long been known that eating a Mediterranean-style diet is good for your heart, but it’s encouraging to see this research suggest that when we look at women separately from men, the benefits remain. Heart disease is often seen as a male problem but coronary heart disease kills more than twice as many women as breast cancer in the UK each year.”
“Sex-specific research like this is vital for reducing the heart disease gender gap and improving women’s care. Whatever your gender, a healthy lifestyle which includes a balanced diet like the Mediterranean-style diet can help you to lower your risk of developing heart and circulatory diseases and the risk factors for them, such as type 2 diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.”
Make sure you are eating enough fruits and vegetables, wholegrains, beans, lentils, fish, nuts, and seeds, as well as some low-fat dairy and fat from unsaturated sources like olive oil. It’s simple to accomplish. Eating less processed meat, salt, and sugary foods is also crucial.
“It’s easy to do – make sure you are eating plenty of fruit and vegetables, beans, lentils, wholegrains, fish, nuts and seeds, along with some low-fat dairy and fat from unsaturated sources like olive oil. It’s also important to eat less processed meat, salt and sweet treats.”
In a different study, researchers under the direction of Newcastle University specialists discovered that persons who adhered strictly to the Mediterranean diet had a 23% lower incidence of dementia than those who did not. Based on information from over 60,000 people in the UK Biobank, an online database including the health and lifestyle records of over 500,000 Britons, the findings were published in the journal BMC Medicine.
