The Mediterranean diet, rich in olive oil and vegetables, is associated with longer life, reduced risk of death from heart disease, cancer, and other age-related diseases.

Effects of the Mediterranean diet on longevity and age-related morbid conditions.

The Mediterranean diet, based on traditional dietary habits and lifestyle, is associated with beneficial effects on preventing and managing age-associated non-communicable diseases and is ecologically sustainable.

Impact of Mediterranean Diet on Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases and Longevity

The Mediterranean diet positively impacts cardiovascular health, mental health, and overall quality of life in elderly individuals, while reducing cancer risk and overall mortality.

Effectiveness of the Mediterranean diet in the elderly

The Mediterranean diet positively influences molecular pathways and gut microbiota, potentially promoting healthy aging patterns and potentially acting as an anti-aging treatment.

Influence of the Mediterranean Diet on Healthy Aging

The Mediterranean diet shows favorable effects on lipoprotein levels, endothelium resistance, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, antioxidant capacity, and disease prevention, particularly in cardiovascular disease secondary prevention.

Scientific evidence of interventions using the Mediterranean diet: a systematic review.

The Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) is associated with improved cardiovascular health, reduced mortality, reduced diabetes rates, and better glycemic control, as well as reduced environmental impacts.

The Mediterranean diet and health: a comprehensive overview

Adherence to the Mediterranean diet significantly increases lifespan in this southern Italian cohort.

The effect of the Mediterranean Diet on lifespan. A treatment-effect survival analysis of a population-based prospective cohort study in Southern Italy.

The Mediterranean diet is positively associated with longevity among the elderly, suggesting it represents a healthy nutritional pattern.

Traditional Mediterranean diet and longevity in the elderly: a review

The Mediterranean diet, rich in olive oil, plant foods, and moderate wine consumption, is associated with increased longevity and may help prevent coronary heart disease and cancer.

Mediterranean diet and longevity

Greater adherence to the traditional Mediterranean diet is associated with a significant reduction in total mortality, including deaths due to coronary heart disease and cancer.

Adherence to a Mediterranean diet and survival in a Greek population.

The Mediterranean diet is associated with better survival, lower incidence and mortality from cardiovascular diseases and malignant neoplasms, and reduced incidence of type 2 diabetes, dementia, and hip fractures.

Impact of Mediterranean Diet on Longevity

The Mediterranean Diet may prevent metabolic syndrome and cancer, and may increase longevity.

Impact of Mediterranean diet on metabolic syndrome, cancer and longevity

A Mediterranean diet with whole grains and a low protein-carbohydrate ratio can help reduce mortality from cardiovascular disease, slow down aging progression, and improve lifespan.

Whole-Grain Intake in the Mediterranean Diet and a Low Protein to Carbohydrates Ratio Can Help to Reduce Mortality from Cardiovascular Disease, Slow Down the Progression of Aging, and to Improve Lifespan: A Review

A traditional Mediterranean diet, rich in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory foods, may extend life expectancy and improve co-morbidities in elderly populations.

Longevity and diet. Myth or pragmatism?

Caloric restriction, methionine restriction, lower protein intake, and spermidine supplementation are key factors in extending lifespan in model organisms and rodents, while high intake of whole grains, vegetables, fruits, nuts, and coffee reduces all-cause mortality risk.

Nutrition and longevity – From mechanisms to uncertainties

Both Mediterranean and Japanese diets are associated with healthy longevity when combined with active social life, regular physical activity, and acceptable anthropometric characteristics.

An Optimal Dietary Pattern for Healthy Longevity: Scoping Differencing Review between the Mediterranean and the Japanese Diet.

Greater Mediterranean diet adherence is associated with a lower risk of probable sarcopenia in older adults, highlighting the positive association between healthy lifestyles and physical function.

Low Adherence to Mediterranean Diet Is Associated with Probable Sarcopenia in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Results from the Longevity Check-Up (Lookup) 7+ Project

Higher adherence to a Mediterranean diet is associated with lower body adiposity in older adults, supporting a link between healthy lifestyles and lower body fat in this age group.

Lower Adherence to a Mediterranean Diet Is Associated with High Adiposity in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Results from the Longevity Check-Up (Lookup) 7+ Project

Specific eating habits, along with healthy and active lifestyles, are crucial to increase people's health span and achieve optimal longevity.

Diet and longevity: The effects of traditional eating habits on human lifespan extension

How does the Mediterranean diet impact longevity?

These studies suggest the Mediterranean diet is associated with increased longevity, reduced mortality, and lower risks of heart disease, cancer, and other age-related diseases.