Dietary patterns
A selection of study findings on dietary patterns, such as the Mediterranean diet, in the Seven Countries Study.
A selection of study findings on dietary patterns, such as the Mediterranean diet, in the Seven Countries Study.
A healthful diet and lifestyle are related to a low all-cause mortality risk A Mediterranean style diet, a high level of physical activity, non-smoking and moderate [...]
Diets contain nutrients, and these are generally highly correlated with other factors due to the choice of foods in which they occur, but also on the consumption of a particular food at the expense of another one. These factors are taken into account when indicators of dietary patterns are evaluated.
The Seven Countries Study showed strong associations between dietary saturated fat and both serum cholesterol and CHD mortality among the 16 cohorts.
The traditional Mediterranean diet was a nutritionally adequate diet with a varying total fat content, low in saturated fat and very low in trans fat, rich in fiber and antioxidant vitamins or flavonoids.