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In the people's pharmacy health headlines, an international study shows that people eating more vegetables and fruits, as in a Mediterranean diet pattern, are less likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke.

The study was designed as a clinical trial of a heart drug in development, and it included 15,482 people who had stable coronary heart

disease. When they were recruited into the trial, they were asked to fill out a simple questionnaire

on their eating habits. Their answers allowed the researchers to calculate both a Mediterranean diet score

based on consumption of vegetables, legumes, fruit, fish, and whole grains,

as well as a Western diet score measuring consumption of desserts, sweets, refined grains, and deep-fried foods.

The participants were followed up for almost four years, and what the researchers found

was a bit surprising.

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