The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
And there was a second study that I found fascinating. This one was by Anastasio et al., 2017. And it was over 1,000, actually close to 2000 people. And there was a 10% reduction in dementia risk for people on the Mediterranean diet. And- There's actually a 10% risk reduction for each Mediterranean diet score, which means the more Mediterranean your diet, the better you were doing.
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And there was a 10% reduction in dementia risk for people on the Mediterranean diet.
there's actually a 10% risk risk reduction for each Mediterranean diet score, which means the more Mediterranean your diet, the better you were doing.