Mediterranean diet and mortality: Analysis of longitudinal dietary patterns using newly developed statistical methods [ 2011 - 2014 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Andrew Forbes (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Lyle Gurrin ,  Dr Allison Hodge ,  Prof Julie Simpson

Brief description Assessment of the effect of changes in diet of health has not undergone rigourous analytical assessment in the scientific literature. This proposal focusses on patterns of change over time in a Mediterranean diet in 41,000 persons in the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study. It will assess the benefits of adoption and maintenance of this diet over an extended period, as well as determining how the benefits of the diet depend on a person's age at its adoption, and how the benefits of the diet interplay with other potential lifestyle changes.

Funding Amount $AUD 340,547.84

Funding Scheme NHMRC Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant