The Mediterranean groups had lower mortality rates in all age brackets and from all causes, particularly from heart disease.

所有年龄层中，地中海组由各种原因尤其是心脏病导致的死亡率更低。

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International interest in the therapeutic qualities of the Mediterranean diet began back in the late 1950s, when medical researchers started to link the occurrence of heart disease with diet.

早在20世纪50年代末，当医学研究人员开始将心脏病的发生与饮食联系起来的时候，国际上就开始对地中海饮食的治疗效果产生了兴趣。

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The disease is now endemic in more than 100 countries in Africa, the Americas, the Eastern Mediterranean, South-east Asia and the Western Pacific.

目前该病在非洲、美洲、东地中海、东南亚和西太平洋100多个国家呈地方性流行。

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Several studies have linked the Mediterranean diet with a reduced risk of heart disease.

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Scientists observed that people who adhered to a Mediterranean diet had a lower risk of heart disease, even in the face of having other cardiovascular risk factors.

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Scarmeas' previous research has shown that the Mediterranean diet may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

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