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The Mediterranean diet is advised for cardiovascular prevention in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH).
Practitioners should consider recommending the Mediterranean diet to patients with FH.
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Based on the available data, the Mediterranean diet is a dietary model advised in cardiovascular prevention, including patients with FH.
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Dietary Approach in Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Joanna Popiołek-Kalisz et al. · Cardiogenetics · 2025
DOI 10.3390/cardiogenetics15010001
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