The Mediterranean Diet Increases Longevity
Researchers at the School of Public Health at Harvard, in Cambridge, coordinated by Dimitrios Trichopoulos, have shown that consumption of wine.
Researchers at the School of Public Health at Harvard, Boston, coordinated by Dimitrios Trichopoulos, have shown that wine consumption in moderation, eating small amounts of beef and plenty of vegetables, fruits and nuts, and the olive oil appear to contribute to increased longevity.
The study is published online in BMJ.Los scientists who analyzed l0s potential benefits arising from the Mediterranean diet, have examined data from 23,000 healthy individuals (men and women between 20 and 86 years) in Greece who had participated in test European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition.
Although this study did not evaluate the causes of death, previous studies in this cohort had shown that the Mediterranean diet has a beneficial effect on cardiac mortality.
After a median follow up of eight years and a half the team Trichopoulos noted that the mortality rate was higher in participants who followed the Mediterranean diet less.
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The accompanying editorial, whose author is Teresa T. Fung, School of Public Health at Harvard, in Boston, said that to promote longevity must follow various patterns of Mediterranean diet, as the effect of one alone is not enough.