The study cohort consisted of 485,044 participants from 10 European countries who provided dietary and lifestyle information at recruitment into EPIC. Age range was 35 to 70 years, and 144,577 subjects were men. An 18-unit relative Mediterranean diet score, which included information regarding 9 key components of the Mediterranean diet, allowed estimation of relative Mediterranean diet adherence. During mean follow-up of 8.9 years, there were 449 validated cases of incident gastric adenocarcinoma that could be analyzed. Compared with low relative Mediterranean diet adherence, high adherence was associated with a significant decrease in gastric adenocarcinoma risk. For every 1-unit increase in relative Mediterranean diet score, the risk for gastric adenocarcinoma decreased by 5% to 7%.
Sunday, January 03, 2010
Med diet reduces risk of stomach cancer
Greater adherence to a Mediterranean diet is associated with a significantly lower risk for incident gastric adenocarcinoma, according to the results of study reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
The study cohort consisted of 485,044 participants from 10 European countries who provided dietary and lifestyle information at recruitment into EPIC. Age range was 35 to 70 years, and 144,577 subjects were men. An 18-unit relative Mediterranean diet score, which included information regarding 9 key components of the Mediterranean diet, allowed estimation of relative Mediterranean diet adherence. During mean follow-up of 8.9 years, there were 449 validated cases of incident gastric adenocarcinoma that could be analyzed. Compared with low relative Mediterranean diet adherence, high adherence was associated with a significant decrease in gastric adenocarcinoma risk. For every 1-unit increase in relative Mediterranean diet score, the risk for gastric adenocarcinoma decreased by 5% to 7%.
The study cohort consisted of 485,044 participants from 10 European countries who provided dietary and lifestyle information at recruitment into EPIC. Age range was 35 to 70 years, and 144,577 subjects were men. An 18-unit relative Mediterranean diet score, which included information regarding 9 key components of the Mediterranean diet, allowed estimation of relative Mediterranean diet adherence. During mean follow-up of 8.9 years, there were 449 validated cases of incident gastric adenocarcinoma that could be analyzed. Compared with low relative Mediterranean diet adherence, high adherence was associated with a significant decrease in gastric adenocarcinoma risk. For every 1-unit increase in relative Mediterranean diet score, the risk for gastric adenocarcinoma decreased by 5% to 7%.
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