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Study: The Mediterranean diet may reduce risk of heart disease in women

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According to a new review of 16 studies, eating a Mediterranean diet may reduce a woman’s risk of heart disease and death by about 25%.

According to the World Health Organization, heart disease is the leading cause of death in both men and women globally. In the United Kingdom, coronary artery disease kills more women than breast cancer, whereas in the United States, one in every five women dies from heart disease by 2020.

Mediterranean Diet Reduces Risk Of Heart Disease

The trials involved almost 700,000 women whose heart health was tracked for an average of 12.