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Mediterranean diet linked to higher levels of heart and brain protective proteins

USC researchers found that older adults who closely followed the Mediterranean diet had higher levels of two tiny mitochondrial proteins, humanin and SHMOOSE, which have been linked to protection against heart disease, Alzheimer's disease and age-related damage.

Mediterranean diet may boost tiny proteins that protect the heart and brain
Mediterranean diet linked to higher levels of heart and brain protective proteins
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USC researchers found that older adults who closely followed the Mediterranean diet had higher levels of two tiny mitochondrial proteins, humanin and SHMOOSE, which have been linked to protection against heart disease, Alzheimer's disease and age-related damage.