by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Credit: Lawrencekhoo / Wikipedia. The green Mediterranean, high-polyphenols diet substantially regresses proximal aortic stiffness (PAS), a marker of vascular aging and increased cardiovascular risk. The green Mediterranean diet was pitted against the healthy Mediterranean diet and a healthy guideline-recommended control diet in the DIRECT PLUS, a large-scale clinical intervention trial. Researchers found...
BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV BEER-SHEVA, Israel, November 28, 2022 – The green Mediterranean diet (MED) significantly reduces visceral adipose tissue, a type of fat around internal organs that is much more dangerous than the extra “tire” around your waist. The green Mediterranean diet was pitted against the Mediterranean diet and a healthy diet in...
BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV BEER-SHEVA, Israel, March 10, 2022 – The green Mediterranean diet (MED) has a striking effect on the microbial population of the human gut (i.e., the “gut microbiome”). In a large-scale clinical interventional trial- the DIRECT PLUS – the gut microbiome of green MED dieters was enriched with bacteria that are...
