The Mediterranean diet is widely reported as one of the healthiest models for preventing cardiovascular disease whereas the vegetarian diet is less studied particularly in regard to its potential to offer a heart-healthy alternative for people who are used to eating meat and fish. To best evaluate this issue, clinicians performed a comparison of the lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet with the Mediterranean diet in the same group of people. Reduced cardiovascular risk profile in both the cases A total of 107 participants were randomly assigned to follow either a low-calorie vegetarian diet or a low-calorie Mediterranean diet for 3 months.
The participants were aged between 18 and 75 and were all healthy but overweight. After the first 3 months on one diet, the participants switched over to other diets for the next 3 months. During this time, they all underwent counseling sessions, where they were…
