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Diet and overall survival in elderly people

A Trichopoulou et al. BMJ. 1995.

Abstract

Objective: To assess the influence of a specific dietary pattern on overall survival.

Design: Cohort study.

Setting: Three rural Greek villages, the data from which were collected as part of an international cross cultural study of food habits in later life.

Subjects: 182 elderly residents of the three villages.

Main outcome measure: Overall mortality.

Results: Diet was assessed with a validated extensive semiquantitative questionnaire on food intake. A one unit increase in diet score, devised a priori on the basis of eight component characteristics of the traditional common diet in the Mediterranean region, was associated with a significant 17% reduction in overall mortality (95% confidence interval 1% to 31%).

Conclusion: A diet meeting currently understood health criteria does predict survival among people.

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