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Filed under: Diets, Cancer prevention foods, Gastric cancerMediterranean diet advocates have another reason to cheer for their favorite foods. Following the Mediterranean diet may reduce your stomach cancer risk, according to a new study from Spain. The diet, similar to the traditional Greece and Southern Italian diet, emphasizes fruits, vegetables, legumes, fish and cereals. It limits red meat consumption, allows small amounts of wine and uses olive oil as the main fat. Doctors have championed this diet for several years because it has been linked to reducing the risk of depression, inflammation, premature death, diabetes, birth defect, heart disease, Alzheimer's and obesity. According to the study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, adopting the diet lowers the risk of gastric cancer by 33 percent. Researchers also discovered that the more strictly one adheres to the diet, the lower his or her risk of developing cancer. Gastric cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death worldwide. "The results add to the evidence for the role of the Mediterranean diet in reducing cancer risk and add further support for the need to continue to promote the Mediterranean diet in areas where it is disappearing," said lead researcher Carlos A. Gonzalez of the Catalan Institute for Oncology in Barcelona. Check out Aol Health for more information on foods that fight cancer. Visit That's Fit for details on the Mediterranean diet.Permalink | Email this | Comments