By Dr. Chinta SidharthanJul 6 2023Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM In a recent study published in the Nutrients Journal, researchers investigated the association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Lausanne, Switzerland — a non-Mediterranean population.
The Mediterranean diet, generally practiced in some countries close to the Mediterranean Sea, including Greece, Lebanon, and Turkey, that cultivate olives significantly reduces the risk of obesity. Given the fact that Switzerland has a very well-developed healthcare system with one of the lowest obesity rates among the Western countries, and the overall population has a high socioeconomic status, the impact of adherence to the Mediterranean diet on the risk of type 2 diabetes can be studied among the Swiss population without major confounding factors.
This method assigned scores based on the consumption of beneficial and detrimental foods. The other method scored the dietary intake similarly but examined the portion sizes of vegetables, fruits, cereals, alcohol, meat, dairy products, and olive oil.
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