30 percent reduction in heart attack, stroke risk associated with Mediterranean Diet
NEW YORK, Nov. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Published on The New England Journal of Medicine's Web site earlier this year, the first major clinical trial shows the Mediterranean diet can prevent about 30 percent of heart attacks, strokes and deaths from heart disease. In conjunction with Open Road Media, Hearst Magazines is releasing a new ebook titled Delicious Mediterranean Diet Recipes. Hearst's editors have curated the best recipes and tips from the archives of the most popular magazines including Country Living, Good Housekeeping, Redbook, Eating Light, Quick & Simple and Woman's Day to create this must-have guide for preparing the perfect holiday meal. Open Road is publishing and marketing the ebook, which is on sale November 5th for $3.99 through major online retailers.
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The 198-page digital-only publication is a compilation of recipes that tie in to the 2013 study, which shows that adopting a Mediterranean diet reduces the risk of stroke and heart disease while keeping dieters' taste buds satisfied.
The ebook format provides instant searchable access to a variety of dishes for every meal of the day. The recipes for fresh and exotic meals inspired by the traditional eating habits of the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea make it easy to stay healthy without feeling deprived.
Hearst Magazines is continuing its publishing partnership with Open Road Media, which has published and marketed a number of successful ebooks for Hearst brands such as Cosmopolitan, Seventeen and Esquire.
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About Hearst Magazines
Hearst Magazines is a unit of Hearst Corporation (www.hearst.com), one of the nation's largest diversified communications companies. Hearst Magazines is the largest publisher of monthly magazines in the U.S. (ABC 2011), reaching 82 million adults (Spring 2012 MRI) with its 20 titles. In addition, the company publishes more than 300 editions around the world. Hearst Magazines Digital Media, dedicated to creating and implementing Hearst Magazines' digital strategy, has more than 28 websites and 14 mobile sites for brands such as Cosmopolitan, Popular Mechanics, ELLE, ELLE DECOR, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Marie Claire and Seventeen, as well as digital-only sites such as Delish.com, a food site in partnership with MSN; MisQuinceMag.com; and RealBeauty.com. Hearst Magazines has published more than 150 applications and digital editions for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, as well as the Droid platform. In addition, the company includes iCrossing, a global digital marketing agency.
About Open Road Integrated Media
Open Road Integrated Media is a digital publisher and multimedia content company. Open Road creates connections between authors and their audiences by marketing its ebooks through a new proprietary online platform, which uses premium video content and social media. Open Road has published ebooks from legendary authors including William Styron, Pat Conroy, Alice Walker, James Jones and Virginia Hamilton.
Open Road publishes many popular cooking and lifestyle books, including the Canal House Cooking series, knitting ebooks in partnership with STC Craft | Melanie Falick Books, and forthcoming cookbooks by Giuliano Hazan (Abrams) and Jacques Pepin (Black Dog and Leventhal).
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