Even after a cancer diagnosis, the Mediterranean diet is a powerful ally in maintaining health. This is the result of research conducted by the Umberto Veronesi Foundation and the Neuromed of Pozzilli (Isernia). The study found that people diagnosed with any type of cancer who had followed a Mediterranean-inspired diet in the year before enrolling in the study lived longer than those who did not follow the Mediterranean diet. The study, published in the American journal Jacc CardioOncology, examined the data of 800 Italian adults, both men and women, who had already been diagnosed with cancer when they enrolled in the epidemiological study. The participants were followed for more than 13 years, and all of them had access to detailed information about their food consumption. The study's findings show that people who had previously had cancer and followed a Mediterranean diet had a 32% lower risk of mortality in the following years than those who did not follow the Mediterranean Diet. The benefit was most evident in cardiovascular mortality, which was reduced by 60%.
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