 The results of this study indicate that there is no strong evidence linking adherence to the Mediterranean diet with reduced risk of developing prostate cancer in a northern European population. However, the authors suggest that the original Mediterranean diet score, MDS, which uses study-specific median intakes as cut-off points between low and high intake of certain components, may be useful in assessing adherence to the Mediterranean diet in non-mediterranean populations. This article was authored by Elizabeth Moller, Carlotta Gale 1, Thais M. L. Anderson and others.