Portuguese-Style Diet May Fight Heart Disease

June 16th, 2010 admin

People who follow a Southern European Atlantic Diet (SEAD)–one associated with Northern Portugal and the region of northwest Spain known as Galicia–may help protect themselves from heart disease, researchers say.


Originally posted on HealthCentral

 
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