Adherence to Mediterranean diet offers an additive protection over the use of statin therapy: results from the ATTICA study (2002-2012).

CONCLUSION: Adherence to Mediterranean diet confers a considerable reduction in CVD risk, independently of gender, age, family history of CVD, diabetes mellitus, smoking status, hypertension and physical activity status. Therefore, CVD prevention strategies should involve the implementation of a Mediterranean diet in both the general population and patients on a statin.
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Source: Current Vascular Pharmacology - April 16, 2015 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Panagiotakos DB, Georgousopoulou EN, Georgiopoulos GA, Pitsavos C, Chrysohoou C, Skoumas I, Ntertimani M, Laskaris A, Papadimitriou L, Tousoulis D, Stefanadis C Tags: Curr Vasc Pharmacol Source Type: research