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Women consuming the largely plant-based Mediterranean diet were found to be at a 23 per cent lower risk of dying prematurely, according to a new research...
The study following more than 25,000 US women for up to 25 years found that adhering to the diet reduced cholesterol, obesity and insulin resistance, all of which are known risk factors for developing metabolic disorders, including diabetes and heart disease...
This finding underscores the potential of encouraging healthier dietary habits to reduce the overall risk of mortality, said lead author Shafqat Ahmad, a researcher at the Division of Preventive Medicine in Brigham and Womens Hospital in US...
In this large-scale cohort study of 25,315 initially healthy US women who were followed up for 25 years, we observed that higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with a 23 per cent relative risk reduction in all-cause mortality, the authors wrote...
The health benefits of the Mediterranean diet are recognised by medical professionals, and our study offers insights into why the diet may be so beneficial, said senior author Samia Mora, a cardiologist and the director of the Center for Lipid Metabolomics at Brigham and Womens Hospital..
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