Sunday People

Can’t beat a jungle heart

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THE world’s healthiest hearts have been discovered – deep in the Bolivian jungle.

A study in the Lancet found the Tsimane people, who hunt and fish on the Maniqui River, show hardly any signs of clogged-up arteries.

Experts hope we can learn lessons from their lifestyle and follow a diet that is low in saturated fats and high in non- processed carbs, along with game and fish.

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