Mediterranean diet helps the elderly live longer

　　The latest issue of the British Medical Journal reported that Antonia? A survey team led by Trihopoulou selected nearly 75,000 people over the age of 60 in nine European countries. elderly , they found that those who followed the Mediterranean diet had an average 7 percentage point lower mortality rate. A 60-year-old healthy male , who strictly follow the "Mediterranean diet" diet, their life expectancy is about one year longer than men of the same age who do not follow this diet.

　　The Mediterranean diet is mainly based on fruits and vegetables, fish, olive oil, grains and red wine. Continuous studies have found that this kind of diet has many benefits for people's health, and it is especially praised by people from all over Europe.

　　Among the nine European countries surveyed, the health effects of the Mediterranean diet are most obvious in Greece, followed by Spain, Italy and France. The Netherlands ranks at the bottom, with the death rate among the elderly surveyed in the country being more than twice that of Greece, followed by Sweden, Germany and Denmark. According to analysis, this may be due to the fact that people in Nordic countries prefer potatoes, fat meat and beer in their diet.