DASH diet reduces heart attacks, strokes in women

A 25 year study that followed 88,000 healthy women found that those following a diet similar to DASH, which is rich in fruits and vegetables, whole grains, plant-based protein, low-fat milk, and healthy fats, showed 24 percent less risk of heart attack and 18 percent less risk of stroke compared with women following a Standard American Diet. The study appeared in this week's Archives of Internal Medicine.

Bonnie - what's surprising is that the numbers are not greater for reduced risk when compared with the Standard American Diet. I still prefer a more balanced, protein-rich Mediterranean Diet over the long-term.