Ikaria Study

The Ikaria Study is a small-scale survey by the University of Athens School of Medicine of the diet and lifestyle of Greek people over age 80 on the island of Ikaria.[1] The study found that the Ikarian diet includes olive oil, red wine, fish, coffee, herbal tea, honey, potatoes, garbanzo beans, black-eyed peas, lentils, and a limited amount of meat, sugar and dairy products, except goat milk.[1]

The data showed that people on Ikaria achieved successful aging by reducing emotional and cognitive dysfunction while sustaining physical activities throughout old age.[1]

See also

• Mediterranean diet

References

1. Stefanadis, C. I (2011). "Unveiling the secrets of longevity: The Ikaria study" (PDF). Hellenic Journal of Cardiology. 52 (5): 479–80. PMID 21940302.

Further reading

• Chrysohoou, Christina; Tsitsinakis, George; Siassos, Gerassimos; Psaltopoulou, Theodora; Galiatsatos, Nikos; Metaxa, Vasiliki; Lazaros, George; Miliou, Antigoni; Giakoumi, Evaggelia; Mylonakis, Charalambos; Zaromytidou, Marina; Economou, Evaggelos; Triantafyllou, Georgia; Pitsavos, Christos; Stefanadis, Christodoulos (2011). "Fish Consumption Moderates Depressive Symptomatology in Elderly Men and Women from the IKARIA Study". Cardiology Research and Practice. 2011: 219578. doi:10.4061/2011/219578. PMC 3010635. PMID 21197433.
• Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B; Chrysohoou, Christina; Siasos, Gerasimos; Zisimos, Konstantinos; Skoumas, John; Pitsavos, Christos; Stefanadis, Christodoulos (2011). "Sociodemographic and Lifestyle Statistics of Oldest Old People (>80 Years) Living in Ikaria Island: The Ikaria Study". Cardiology Research and Practice. 2011: 679187. doi:10.4061/2011/679187. PMC 3051199. PMID 21403883.
• Buettner, Dan (October 24, 2012). "The Island Where People Forget to Die". The New York Times. Retrieved November 12, 2012.