Mediterranean diet can cut heart disease risk in women by 24%, report says

(Dreamer Company/Getty Images/iStockphoto)A Mediterranean diet could lower the risk of heart disease in women by 24 percent, new research says.It's the first such analysis of the possible link between a Mediterranean-type diet and cardiovascular disease that focuses on women, the authors say.Heart disease is the leading cause of death globally, according to the World Health Organization, and in the United States, it is the No. 1 killer of women, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.

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