Everyday there's news about the health benefits from eating different foods, from vegetables to chocolate. A research team from the Netherlands decided to combine the most effective foods into a single meal.
All the foods in this meal have been shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, according to Dr. Oscar Franco, a public health expert at the Erasmus Medical Center. For people over age 50, consuming the daily equivalent of this optimal health meal could slash the odds of suffering from heart disease by 76 percent.
The ideal meal:
Wine Fish Fruit Vegetables Garlic Almonds Chocolate
Researchers said the wine and chocolate must be consumed in moderation.
Combined with exercise and non-smoking, this meal provides the ingredients for a healthy lifestyle to prevent heart disease, according to Franco.
