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Mediterranean diet = +50 %  lowering all cause mortality

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Zee - 25 Sep 2004 18:58 GMT
Conclusion  Among individuals aged 70 to 90 years, adherence to a
Mediterranean diet and healthful lifestyle is associated with a more
than 50% lower rate of all-causes and cause-specific mortality.

More praise for Mediterranean style diets. Zee
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/292/12/1433
Adam Becker Sr - 28 Sep 2004 03:43 GMT
> Conclusion  Among individuals aged 70 to 90 years, adherence to a
> Mediterranean diet and healthful lifestyle is associated with a more
> than 50% lower rate of all-causes and cause-specific mortality.

Interesting. The abstract given at the link doesn't say - what
percentages of calories from fat / protein / cholesterol are they
talking about when they say 'Mediterranean diet'?  (I know there's
more to the diet than that, but still...)

Adam Becker
Brad Sheppard - 28 Sep 2004 19:59 GMT
Adam,
Up to 40% of the calories are from "good" fats (olive oil, nuts)in the
traditional Mediterranean diet .

"The traditional Mediterranean diet features an abundance of
vegetables, legumes, fruits, nuts and cereals and regular use of olive
oil (monounsaturated fats), moderate amounts of fish and dairy
products (mostly yogurt or cheese), small amounts of red meat (low
intake of saturated fats) and moderate consumption of alcohol, usually
in the form of wine and consumed at meals."
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/press/releases/press06252003.html

for full info, see the June 26, 2003 issue of the New England Journal
of Medicine.

> > Conclusion  Among individuals aged 70 to 90 years, adherence to a
> > Mediterranean diet and healthful lifestyle is associated with a more
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> Adam Becker
 
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