Another important aspect is what the Mediterranean diet limits. It contains relatively small amounts of processed foods, basically no sugary beverages, no refined carbohydrates, and does not have highly processed meats.

Those foods have been linked to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and other chronic illnesses, so it’s avoided.

What is particularly impressive is that numerous scientific studies have shown that people who follow the Mediterranean diet, like I do, tend to have lower rates of heart attacks, lower incidence of stroke, diabetes, even cognitive decline, and even less forms of certain types of cancers.

Now, as a heart surgeon, I often tell patients that there is no single superfood that will protect your heart.

Instead, it’s an overall pattern of eating that matters. The Mediterranean diet provides a balanced, sustainable approach that most people can follow for a lifetime. I know I do.

The good news is that you don’t have to be perfect.

Start by adding more vegetables to your meals, choosing olive oil instead of butter, eating fish a few times a week, snacking on nuts instead of chips, and limiting, of course, highly processed foods.

Small changes repeated constantly can have a profound impact on your health.

Your heart doesn’t care about the latest fad diet. It cares about what you do day after day, year after year.

I’m Dr. Raymond Singer. I hope this was helpful, and I’ll see you next time.

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