Mediterranean Diet Reduces Mortality Risk in Women
Mediterranean diet reduces all-cause mortality risk in US women by 23%.
A new study that tracked 25,000 healthy U.S. women for up to 25 years found that participants who had greater Mediterranean diet intake had up to 23% lower risk of all-cause mortality.
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- The Mediterranean diet was associated with a 23% lower risk of all-cause mortality in American women.
- The diet’s benefits were seen for both cancer mortality and cardiovascular mortality.
- Biological changes detected included changes in biomarkers of metabolism, inflammation, insulin resistance, and more.
- Metabolism and inflammation biomarkers made the largest contribution to the diet’s health benefits.
- Other biological pathways contributing to the diet’s benefits include triglyceride-ric lipoproteins, adiposity, insulin resistance, branched-chain amino acids, high-density lipoproteins, low-density lipoproteins, glycemic measures, and hypertension.
Source: Brigham and Women's Hospital