Mediterranean diet (not the best)
There are lots of regions or countries in the world that do better than the Mediterranean. I don't have any statistics on the vegan diet but I can compare the Okinawan diet with Italy, Greece, and the United States. The following was provided by the World Health Organization and Japan Ministry of Health and Welfare....1996.
Death Rates Per 100,000 People For Coronary Heart Disease:
Location:.....................Deaths Per Year............Eating Pattern
Okinawa................................18......... .............East-West fusion
Italy......................................55..... ................Mediterranean
Greece...................................55....... ...............Mediterranean
United States.........................100................ ......American
Stroke:
Okinawa.................................35
Italy.......................................49
Greece....................................109
Cancer:
Okinawa...................................97
Italy.........................................135
Greece......................................109
Deaths From All Causes:
Okinawa...................................335
Italy........................................459
Greece.....................................449
Life expectancy(1996)
Okinawa......................81.2
Italy............................78.3
Greece.........................78.1
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