Medical Food, Mediterranean Diet Combo Reduces Cardiovascular Risk

A medical food combined with a low-glycemics Mediterranean-style diet has been found almost twice as effective as taking the best diets alone for lowering risk factors for cardiovascular disease, according to a new study.
In addition, researchers at the University of Florida and Metagenics Inc. found the medical food UltraMeal(r) PLUS 360 degree is 40 percent more likely to resolve metabolic syndrome, a condition that increases the risk for heart disease and diabetes  in adults.They believe that patients who incorporate the medical food into their diets as well as make necessary life style changes can improve their health faster than by using a Mediterranean   alone. 
To come to the conclusion they conducted clinical trial at three universities including the University of Connecticut-Storrs, the University of Florida-Jacksonville, and the University of California-Irvine.