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Friday, June 27, 2003People who closely follow a Mediterranean diet — rich in vegetables, grains and olive oil — live longer than those who don't. That's the conclusion of a new Harvard study that found a dramatic reduction in death rates among those who used the diet's guidelines. ...."Twenty-five percent is a very substantial reduction," says Dr. Dimitrios Trichopoulos, the senior author of the study and a professor in the department of epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. "It tells you that diet can accomplish that [decreased mortality] over and beyond obesity and everything else. This is an important message because there has been doubt about what you can accomplish with diet," he adds. The study involved a survy of Greeks and their dietary habits: For each of the items, respondents were asked to report their frequency of consumption and portion size, with the latter being calculated on the basis of information provided on household units and 76 photographs of usual portion sizes. Believe me, people are horrible at estimating how much they eat. From what I hear from patients everyday, you would think that fast and abstinence is the rule rather than exception. Nonetheless, here are the results that supposedly confirm without a doubt that a Greek diet makes you live longer. (The diet score ranges from 0 - 10 with "0" being the least representative of the Mediterranean diet, and "10" being most representative.): Mediterranean diet score 0-3 overall mortality: women 45 deaths per 16,115 person-years (0.003%) Mediterranean diet score 4-5 women: 34 deaths per 20,986 person-years (0.002%)( Mediterranean diet score 6-9 men: women: 17 deaths per 11,421 person-years (0.001%) Not impressed. posted by Sydney on 6/27/2003 08:04:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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