Editing Atherosclerosis (section)

===Diet===
Changes in diet may help prevent the development of atherosclerosis. Tentative evidence suggests that a diet containing [[dairy product]]s has no effect on or decreases the risk of [[cardiovascular disease]].<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Rice BH | title = Dairy and Cardiovascular Disease: A Review of Recent Observational Research | journal = Current Nutrition Reports | volume = 3 | issue = 2 | pages = 130–138 | date = 2014 | pmid = 24818071 | pmc = 4006120 | doi = 10.1007/s13668-014-0076-4 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Kratz M, Baars T, Guyenet S | title = The relationship between high-fat dairy consumption and obesity, cardiovascular, and metabolic disease | journal = European Journal of Nutrition | volume = 52 | issue = 1 | pages = 1–24 | date = February 2013 | pmid = 22810464 | doi = 10.1007/s00394-012-0418-1 }}</ref>

A diet high in fruits and vegetables decreases the risk of cardiovascular disease and death.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Wang X, Ouyang Y, Liu J, Zhu M, Zhao G, Bao W, Hu FB | title = Fruit and vegetable consumption and mortality from all causes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies | journal = BMJ | volume = 349 | pages = g4490 | date = July 2014 | pmid = 25073782 | pmc = 4115152 | doi = 10.1136/bmj.g4490 }}</ref> Evidence suggests that the [[Mediterranean diet]] may improve cardiovascular results.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Walker C, Reamy BV | title = Diets for cardiovascular disease prevention: what is the evidence? | journal = American Family Physician | volume = 79 | issue = 7 | pages = 571–578 | date = April 2009 | pmid = 19378874 | url = https://www.aafp.org/link_out?pmid=19378874 | id = {{ProQuest|234120649}} }}</ref> There is also evidence that a Mediterranean diet may be better than a [[low-fat diet]] in bringing about long-term changes to cardiovascular risk factors (e.g., lower [[cholesterol level]] and [[blood pressure]]).<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Nordmann AJ, Suter-Zimmermann K, Bucher HC, Shai I, Tuttle KR, Estruch R, Briel M | title = Meta-analysis comparing Mediterranean to low-fat diets for modification of cardiovascular risk factors | journal = The American Journal of Medicine | volume = 124 | issue = 9 | pages = 841–51.e2 | date = September 2011 | pmid = 21854893 | doi = 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.04.024 }}</ref> A 2024 review highlighted that bioactive compounds found in Mediterranean diet components (such as olive, grape, garlic, rosemary, and saffron) exhibit properties that may contribute to cardiovascular health and atherosclerosis prevention.<ref name="FBio-2024">{{cite journal | vauthors = Anguera-Tejedor M, Garrido G, Garrido-Suárez BB, Ardiles-Rivera A, Bistué-Rovira À, Jiménez-Altayó F, Delgado-Hernández R |title=Exploring the therapeutic potential of bioactive compounds from selected plant extracts of Mediterranean diet constituents for cardiovascular diseases: A review of mechanisms of action, clinical evidence, and adverse effects |journal=Food Bioscience |date=December 2024 |volume=62 |page=105487 |doi=10.1016/j.fbio.2024.105487 }}</ref>