Objective: To assess the influence of a specific dietary pattern on overall survival VSports手机版. .

Design: Cohort study. V体育安卓版.

Setting: Three rural Greek villages, the data from which were collected as part of an international cross cultural study of food habits in later life. V体育ios版.

Subjects: 182 elderly residents of the three villages. VSports最新版本.

Main outcome measure: Overall mortality V体育平台登录. .

Results: Diet was assessed with a validated extensive semiquantitative questionnaire on food intake. A one unit increase in diet score, devised a priori on the basis of eight component characteristics of the traditional common diet in the Mediterranean region, was associated with a significant 17% reduction in overall mortality (95% confidence interval 1% to 31%) VSports注册入口. .

Conclusion: A diet meeting currently understood health criteria does predict survival among people V体育官网入口. .