Mediterranean Diet Charleston SC - A Lowcountry Way to Start | Hope Integrative Medicine
October 30, 2026 · 1:14
What the Mediterranean diet is, the trial showing about 30 percent fewer heart attacks and strokes, its building blocks and how it compares with DASH.
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The Mediterranean diet: what the research shows, and a Lowcountry way to start. Here are three things to know. In the PREDIMED trial, 7,447 adults aged 55 to 80 at high cardiovascular risk followed either a Mediterranean diet with extra-virgin olive oil or nuts, or a lower-fat control diet. Over about five years, the Mediterranean groups had roughly 30 percent fewer major cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks and strokes. Build meals on vegetables and fruit, beans and lentils, whole grains, a handful of nuts most days and extra-virgin olive oil as the main cooking fat. Have fish and seafood at least twice a week, poultry, eggs and dairy in moderate amounts, and red meat and sweets only occasionally. The pattern fits the Lowcountry well. Try grilled shrimp or fish over greens with olive oil and lemon, field peas and okra with tomatoes, collards cooked in olive oil and garlic instead of fatback, and fresh peaches or watermelon for dessert. Read the full article at hopeintegrativemed.com.
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7,447 adults aged 55 to 80 at high cardiovascular risk. They followed a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or nuts, or a lower-fat control diet, for about five years.
The pattern includes fish and seafood at least twice a week.
Extra-virgin olive oil is the main cooking fat in the Mediterranean pattern.
