What's Best for Your Heart? The Mediterranean Diet or the American Heart Assoc Diet?

The Mediterranean Diet with it's emphasis on fish and red wine have been in the news for years, as the best diet for your heart. However, some people do not like fish. Some people are allergic to fish. Therefore, alternatives are important to discern.

The American Heart Association recently conducted a 2 year study on patients who had had an MI (i.e. heart attack). What they discovered was that the American Heart Association Diet is comparable in effectiveness to the Mediterranean Diet.

Both diets recommended limiting cholesterol consumption to


American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions, 2007
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