Cardiovascular Health Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet Targeting oxidized LDL

JOSEPH L. EVANS

Stratum Nutrition, 20 Research Park Drive, Saint Charles, MO 63304, USA

Abstract

There is a worldwide pandemic of chronic cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this article is to highlight somepromising nutrients present in the Mediterranean Diet that have been shown in clinical trials to reduce oxidized low-densitylipoprotein (OxLDL), a pro-atherogenic mediator and biomarker for cardiovascular disease.


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