New Delhi: Mediterranean diet is often linked to longevity. It is a diet that includes consuming fruits, vegetables, legumes, poultry, and fish, as well as a minimal intake of processed foods. Recently, a 25-year-long study conducted on over 25,000 women in the United States found Mediterranean diet is associated with a 23 per cent lower risk of mortality in women.
The health benefits of the Mediterranean diet have been reported numerous times in various studies but only limited studies have spoken about the long-term effects of diet in women. The researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system in the research found that participants who had closely followed the Mediterranean diet had up to 23 per cent lower risk of all-cause mortality.
Mediterranean diet may reduce cancer and cardiovascular mortality risk
Apart from minimising the risk of death, it also reduces the risk of cancer and cardiovascular mortality risk. The findings of the study have been published in JAMA. The researchers have found evidence of biological changes that helped them understand why they detected changes in biomarkers of metabolism, inflammation, insulin resistance and more.
According to a senior author Samia Mora, a cardiologist and the director of the Center for Lipid Metabolomics at the Brigham, this diet is an excellent diet for women who want to live long. This diet helps people reduce the risk of death from the top causes of mortality which are cancer and heart diseases.
How do women benefit from the Mediterranean diet?
In the study, the long-term benefits of the Mediterranean diet in the U.S. population have been discussed. While conducting the study, the researchers studied the biological mechanisms that may explain the health benefits of the diet. The researchers also examined a panel of nearly 40 biomarkers that showed various biological factors and clinical risks. Biomarkers of metabolism and inflammation have made the largest contribution followed by triglyceride-rich lipoproteins, adiposity, and insulin resistance.
On the other hand, the biological pathways linked to branches-chain amino acids, high-density lipoproteins, low-density lipoproteins, glycemic measures and hypertension have a lesser contribution.
Researchers in the study found that participants who had closely followed the Mediterranean diet had up to 23 per cent lower risk of all-cause mortality. Health Conditions Health News: Latest News from Health Care, Mental Health, Weight Loss, Disease, Nutrition, Healthcare
