nutritional status, and lifestyle with the incidence of cancer and other chronic diseases. The study includes more than half a million participants who were followed for nearly 15 years, providing valuable information on diet interactions and wellness.
One of the highlights of this study is a close look at the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet and how this dietary pattern affects disease prevention. Through several published papers, the EPIC investigators have found that those who closely adhere to the Mediterranean dietary pattern have decreased overall mortality and decreased incidence of cardiovascular disease and cancer.
Of course, other factors that are out of your control (such as genetics) can influence whether you get certain diseases, but the evidence is clear from the EPIC study. You can help yourself prevent some of these chronic conditions by following a Mediterranean diet and lifestyle.
The foods in a Mediterranean diet make perfect sense for a person with type 2 diabetes because the food choices lean toward being low-glycemic. The glycemic index is a measurement given to carbohydrate-containing foods that shows how quickly they turn into blood sugar. High-glycemic foods create a quick, high blood sugar spike, while low-glycemic foods offer a slow blood sugar rise. A diet that provides this slow rise in blood sugar is best for diabetics, who can’t manage a large influx of sugar normally. Most vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and legumes (hallmarks of the Mediterranean diet) provide a much slower blood sugar response compared to white bread, white pasta, or sugary snacks. A 2009 study from the Second University of Naples in Italy published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, found that diabetics who followed a Mediterranean diet instead of a lowfat diet had better glycemic control and were less likely to need diabetes medication.
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