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FLORENCE, Italy, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- A strict Mediterranean diet provides substantial protection against heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer's disease, University of Florence researchers said.
The Mediterranean diet is rich in olive oil, whole grains, fruits, nuts, vegetables and fish, but low in meat, dairy products and alcohol, researchers said.
The researchers assessed 12 international studies that examined eating habits and tracked participants from three to 18 years.
All the studies examined the concept of using a numerical score to estimate how much people stuck to the diet, called an "adherence score."
The researchers found that people who stuck strictly to a Mediterranean diet had significant improvements in their health, including a 9 percent drop in overall mortality, a 9 percent drop in mortality from cardiovascular disease, a 13 percent reduction in incidence of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease and a 6 percent reduction in cancer.
The findings are published in the British Medical Journal.
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