Breaking Medical News: Some Aspects of Mediterranean Diet More Healthful Than Others

[Guest guest]

This message came from the PCRM group to me this morning. As always, it is short

and to the point and gives its sources. This should be of interest to

vegetarians, vegans and non-vegetarians. You will note that PCRM is happy if we

forward on and even provide a link for us to do that, so there you go!

 

Best, Pat

 

Some Aspects of Mediterranean Diet More Healthful Than Others

 

A study in an upcoming issue of the British Medical Journal showed some

components of the Mediterranean diet, such as high vegetable consumption and low

meat and meat product consumption, are more significantly associated with low

risk of mortality than other components, such as cereal consumption and fish

consumption. As part of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and

Nutrition study, researchers followed more than 23,000 Greek men and women for

8.5 years to see how various aspects of a Mediterranean diet affect mortality.

Moderate alcohol consumption, high fruit and nut consumption, and high legume

consumption were also associated with lower risk of mortality.

 

Trichopoulou A, Bamia C, Trichopoulos D. Anatomy of health effects of

Mediterranean diet: Greek EPIC prospective cohort study. BMJ. 2009;338:b2337.

 

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[Guest guest]

That is interesting. It sounds logical. I know that some wines have antioxidants

and are healthy in moderate doses. I also like my legumes, preferably with whole

grain, to be my meat substitutes. I would really love some hummus right about

now. We don't have sesame paste here but peanut butter works really well. It's

quite yummy.

 

In Caritate et Ratione,

 

 

 

Christian Ambrose Wade

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life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones. I am not

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