Diet more important than weight?

Dr Linda Calabresi

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Dr Linda Calabresi

GP; Medical Editor, Healthed

Dr Linda Calabresi

A Mediterranean-like diet can mitigate an obese person’s increased risk of an early death, research suggests.

According to a new study published in the journal, PLOS, people who were obese who ate a Mediterranean diet negated their increased overall mortality risk to be on a par with people of normal weight.

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