Dr. Aseem Malhotra, a London cardiologist, said that the Mediterranean diet is more powerful than any drug in reducing death rates in patients with cardiovascular disease, according to a report in the Mail Online. He also added that it is the powerful anti - inflammatory effects of foods like nuts, olive oil, vegetables and oily fish where the good benefits lie and unlike cholesterol - lessening statin drugs, the diet comes with no side effects.
In reducing death rates caused by cardiovascular illnesses, a latest study has discovered that Mediterranean diet pose as a powerful treatment than statins for people who already have cardiovascular illness. The study was presented last Saturday, August 27, 2016, in Rome by Dr. Giovanni de Gaetano.
Over 7 million persons in UK today have heart illnesses and most of them are enduring blocked arteries, angina, stroke or heart attack. And statins, also proven and tested to lessen amounts of cholesterol and save lives, are almost always prescribed by doctors to these patients.
Statins are important, according to experts. However a newest study suggests that there's more to statins in reducing death tolls caused by cardiovascular illness and that is Mediterranean Diet.
Mediterranean diet, according to Mayo Clinic, is a healthy diet plan based on usual recipes and foods of Mediterranean - style cooking which includes whole grains, fish, vegetables, fruits and limit harmful fats. It is linked with decreased incidence of heart disease, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases and cancer.
According to Professor de Gaetano, the head of the research," We found that among those with a higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet, death from any cause was reduced by 37% in comparison to those who poorly adhered to this dietary regime."
Professor de Gaetano has a suggestion to doctors to consider Mediterranean diet first before prescribing any drugs to your patients. It could allow patients to have the benefits of statins but with no side effects, he added.
