What is it about?
Based on a brief Food Frequency Questionnaire and 12-year follow-up for mortality, our population-based study show that fruits/vegetables, olive oil and regular fish consumption have a beneficial effect on the risk of death, independently of the sociodemographic features and the number of medical conditions
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Why is it important?
Even if it is difficult to modify dietary habits in adults, our results points the interest to of healthy diets
Perspectives
A diet with a daily intake of fruits and vegetables, regular consumption of fish, as recommended by the French Nutrition and Health Programme and regular use of olive oil promotes longevity among an elderly community-living population. Diet quality is an important component of a healthy lifestyle that has beneficial effects on survival
claudine Berr
INSERM U1061
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This page is a summary of: Nutrition and mortality in the elderly over 10 years of follow-up: the Three-City study, British Journal Of Nutrition, July 2016, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s000711451600266x.
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