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Tue, February 2, 2010 3:15:05 PM

Breaking Medical News: Vegetarian Diet and Healthy Lifestyle Rejuvenate

Coronary Arteries

 

 

 

Vegetarian Diet and Healthy Lifestyle Rejuvenate Coronary Arteries

A low-fat vegetarian diet may help prevent heart attacks, according to a new

study in this month’s American Journal of Cardiology. Researchers found that

individuals who followed a low-fat vegetarian diet, along with a moderate

exercise plan and stress management, measurably improved the function of their

endothelium—the inner lining of arteries that is key to preventing heart

attacks. This 12-week study included 43 participants in Dr. Dean Ornish’s

Multisite Cardiac Lifestyle Intervention Program. In the control group, the

endothelial function worsened.

Dod HS, Bhardwaj R, Sajja V, et al. Effect of intensive lifestyle changes on

endothelia function on inflammatory markers of atherosclerosis. Am J Cardiol.

2010;105:362-367.

 

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