SEADiet Lowers Risk of Heart Attack
Portugal & Galacia – a region in northwest Spain – are known for very low rates of death from acute myocardial infarction (AMI), or heart attack.
To assess whether diet plays a role, researchers studied what they termed the South European Atlantic Diet (SEAD), which is traditional in these regions. This diet includes fruit, sausage, potatoes, olive oil, legumes, vegetables, whole-grain bread, wine and most notably, a very large intake of cod, other fish, and soup.
Those subjects who scored in the highest quarter of adherence to the SEAD experienced a 33 percent lower incidence of nonfatal acute myocardial infarction (AMI) than the quarter that least adhered to this diet.
The team concluded that overall, the SEAD may be behind the lower risk; but cautioned that some SEAD foods could help prevent AMI while others may not. This brief summary was released May 19. Further will be available in a future issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
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