Did You Know? Popular Diet Plans Can Unclog Arteries
Posted on: March 3, 2010

Here’s some heart-smart news: An new Israeli study has found that any one of three diets – low-fat, low-carbohydrate or Mediterranean – can reverse the thickening of artery walls that can lead to heart attack and stroke. If you follow a sensible diet, even if you only lose a bit of weight, your heart will benefit, explained Iris Shai, a nutritional epidemiologist at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, and lead author of a report published in the journal Circulation. Find out more in this BusinessWeek article.