Javier Maroto-Rodriguez, Mario Delgado-Velandia, Rosario Ortolá, Aurora Perez-Cornago, Stefanos N Kales, Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo, Mercedes Sotos-Prieto
OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between the Mediterranean lifestyle and all-cause, cancer, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in a British population. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We studied 110,799 individuals 40 to 75 years of age from the UK Biobank cohort, free of CVD or cancer between 2009 and 2012 who were followed-up to 2021. The Mediterranean lifestyle was assessed at baseline through the Mediterranean Lifestyle (MEDLIFE) index, derived from the lifestyle questionnaire and diet assessments and comprising three blocks: (1) "Mediterranean food consumption," (2) "Mediterranean dietary habits," and (3) "physical activity, rest, social habits, and conviviality...
August 8, 2023: Mayo Clinic Proceedings