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Green Mediterranean Diet May Counter Genetic Heart Risk, Israeli Study Finds
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First reported by Mako · Jun 23, 2026
What happened
A Ben-Gurion University-led international study found that a Green Mediterranean diet, including Mankai, green tea and walnuts, improved folate levels and several cardiometabolic markers. It also appeared to offset risk in carriers of a common MTHFR gene variant. The findings were published June 23, 2026 in Clinical Nutrition.
- 01Green Mediterranean eating raised folate levels and improved several health markers.
- 02About 300 participants took part in the diet comparison study.
- 03The diet appeared to reduce heart risk in carriers of the MTHFR TT variant.
- 04Researchers say folate may merit routine testing as a biomarker.
- 05The study was led by Ben-Gurion University and published in Clinical Nutrition.
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