Modified Mediterranean diet and survival: EPIC-elderly prospective cohort study
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Setting: Nine European countries (Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom).
Participants: 7,607 men and women, aged 60 or more, without coronary heart disease, stroke, or cancer at enrolment and with complete information about dietary intake and potentially confounding variables.
Conclusion: The Mediterranean diet, modified so as to apply across Europe, was associated with increased survival among older people.
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