ABSTRACT
Highlighted by Ancel Keys .............................................................. 120 8.1.2 Connection between Cholesterol Levels and Risk of
Cardiovascular Events ...................................................................... 120 8.1.3 Relationship between Diet and Cardiovascular Risk ....................... 121 8.1.4 Seven Countries Study Formally Started in Fall 1958 ..................... 122
8.1.4.1 Italy .................................................................................... 122 8.1.4.2 Greece ................................................................................ 123
8.1.5 In the 1950s, the American (Western) Lifestyle Was Already Sedentary, Rich in Junk Food and Big-Size Meals .......................... 123
8.1.6 The Mediterranean Lifestyle was Gradually Inuenced by Western Diet .....................................................................................124
8.1.7 Ancel Keys, Med Diet, and Parameters Setting: The Incredible Long View ........................................................................................ 125
