Mediterranean diet, type 2 diabetes prevention and healthy ageing: Do we need more evidence?
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Giuseppe Maltese, Theocharis Koufakis, Kalliopi Kotsa, Giorgio Basile, Richard Siow
2023-11-11
Dr Giuseppe Maltese, IMSoGB board member and Prof Richard Siow, Director of Ageing Research at King’s, comment on the Mediterranean diet for prevention of type 2 diabetes and healthy ageing and ask whether supporting a Mediterranean diet is worthwhile. Accumulating clinical evidence shows that the benefits related to this diet are robust and adoption will potentially translate into reduced risk and prevalence of type 2 diabetes, improve healthy longevity and significantly lower personal and societal health care expenditures.
Read more in Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168822723006915?dgcid=author