@article{3047737,
    title = "DIET AND OVERALL SURVIVAL IN ELDERLY PEOPLE",
    author = "TRICHOPOULOU, A and KOURISBLAZOS, A and WAHLQVIST, ML and GNARDELLIS, C and and LAGIOU, P and POLYCHRONOPOULOS, E and VASSILAKOU, T and LIPWORTH, L and and TRICHOPOULOS, D",
    journal = "BMJ (British Medical Journal)",
    year = "1995",
    volume = "311",
    number = "7018",
    pages = "1457-1460",
    publisher = "BMJ Publishing Group",
    issn = "0959-8138, 1756-1833",
    doi = "10.1136/bmj.311.7018.1457",
    abstract = "Objective-To assess the influence of a specific dietary pattern on
overall survival.
Design-Cohort study.
Setting-Three rural Greek villages, the data from which were collected
as part of an international cross cultural study of food habits in later
life.
Subjects-182 elderly residents of the three villages.
Main outcome measure-Overall mortality.
Results-Diet was assessed with a validated extensive semiquantitative
questionnaire on food intake. A one unit increase in diet score, devised
a priori on the basis of eight component characteristics of the
traditional common diet in the Mediterranean region, was associated with
a significant 17% reduction in overall mortality (95% confidence
interval 1% to 31%).
Conclusion-A diet meeting currently understood health criteria does
predict survival among people."
}