Researchers found that just a few small tweaks to the classic Med diet could have huge benefits.

Here’s what to know about the “green” Mediterranean diet.

The second group followed the OG Mediterranean diet and received the same advice that the HDG group did.

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(They also consumed 28 grams of walnuts per day.)

(The shake, the authors noted, partially replaced animal-based proteins.)

Both the Med diet and the green Med diet groups consumed the same amount of calories per day.

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After all, cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the United States.

There are some advantages to some of the unique foods that the green Med diet ate as well.

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This is because plants are a good source of both fiber and (drumroll) antioxidants.

There were also mostly men, not women, included in the study.

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