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Mediterranean diet promotes health.(essential natural health news)(Brief Article)

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Two studies--both published in the September 22, 2004 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association--have come down strongly in favor of the Mediterranean diet, finding that it promotes healthy longevity and helps prevent metabolic syndrome.

In a Dutch study, individuals between the ages of 70 and 90 who followed this diet experienced a 23 percent lower risk of death from all causes. Nonsmokers enjoyed a 35 percent reduced risk of death.

The second study, by the University of Naples, found that people sticking to the Mediterranean diet were less likely to develop metabolic syndrome--a condition characterized by obesity, high ...

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