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Heart-Healthy 'Polymeal' Diet Includes Wine, Chocolate

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Contributed by Jai A. Dennison|  17 December, 2004  20:15 GMT


A daily diet of wine, dark chocolate, fruits and vegetables, almonds and garlic -- along with fish four times a week -- could reduce heart disease in the U.S. population by a whopping 76%, say the authors of a study published in this week's BMJ.


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Results of dining on the Polymeal were most dramatic for men, who were projected to live on average 6.6 years longer than those not eating the meal. Men will also gain nine additional years free of heart disease, the study indicates, and those that do develop it will be ill for fewer years of their lives.

Women eating the Polymeal also will live significantly longer -- nearly five years more than women not eating the meal. They will also put off the onset of heart disease for eight additional years.

Non-Pharmaceutical Alternative

The study authors reviewed the medical literature on how much each of the polymeal ingredients reduces heart disease, blood pressure or cholesterol levels. (Drinking 150ml of wine daily, for instance, reduces heart disease by 32%.) They then calculated the combined effect of consuming all of the ingredients and projected the potential effect across an ongoing study of American adults.

The findings follow research last year (2003) into a 'Polypill', a combination of drugs taken in one dose which was designed to reduce heart disease by more than 80%. The authors of the Polymeal study were searching for a non-pharmaceutical alternative.

In Western society we are all at risk from the causes of cardiovascular disease, say the authors, and the diseases that accompany it. Following the Polymeal promises to be an effective, non-pharmacological, safe and tasty means to increasing life expectancy and reducing heart disease across the population, they conclude.

Do Not Combine with Romance

"The Polymeal should not be combined with additional consumption of alcohol, in order to avoid intoxication and conflicts with friends, relatives, and authorities," say the paper's authors, Oscar H. Franco, Luc Bonneux, Chris de Laet, Anna Peeters, Ewout W Steyerberg and Johan P. Mackenbach. 

"Furthermore, additional alcohol consumption could attenuate the effects of the Polymeal and negatively influence other health measures. Driving motor vehicles or performing activities that require high levels of attention shortly after the consumption of the Polymeal should be avoided," they recommend.

"Moreover, considering the disturbing adverse effects of garlic, we do not recommend taking the Polymeal before a romantic rendezvous, unless the partner also complies with the Polymeal," the authors advise.

 
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