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The Mediterranean diet revisited
The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
Sir,
Despite a high level of risk factors such as elevated serum cholesterol level, diabetes, hypertension and a high intake of saturated fat, French males display the lowest mortality rate from coronary heart disease and cardiovascular diseases in Western industrialized nations (36% lower than the USA and 39% lower
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