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Adopting a Mediterranean-style Step I diet (high in alpha-linolenic acid, fruits, vegetables, and fish) significantly reduces the risk of recurrent cardiovascular disease events compared to a standard Step I diet in post-myocardial infarction patients.

If you have had a heart attack, switch to a Mediterranean-style diet. Eat more bread, root/green vegetables, fish, and fruit daily. Replace red meat with poultry. Use margarine high in alpha-linolenic acid (like canola/vegetable oil blends) instead of butter/cream. This specific pattern has been shown to cut recurrent heart event risk by half to seventy percent compared to standard low-fat diets, even when cholesterol levels look similar.