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Encyclopedia, 2021 The Mediterranean diet is a food pattern incorporated into a set of lifestyle practices typical of Greece and Southern Italy in the early 1960s, where adult life expectancy was notably high, while rates of diet-related chronic diseases were low.
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Effects of a Portfolio-Mediterranean Diet and a Mediterranean Diet with or without a Sterol-Enriched Yogurt in Individuals with Hypercholesterolemia [PDF]
Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2020 Background A growing number of functional foods have been proposed to reduce cholesterol levels and the Portfolio Diet, which includes a combination of plant sterols, fibres, nuts, and soy protein, reduces low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) from
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Preventive Medicine Reports, 2022 A Mediterranean diet and intentional weight loss each positively affect cognitive functioning. Combining both could produce synergistic effects on cognition.
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The Effect of Parental Education on Mediterranean Diet Adherence among School Children in Shiraz, Southern Iran [PDF]
International Journal of Nutrition Sciences, 2021 Background: Recent changes in the actual Mediterranean diet include a reduced energy intake and a higher consumption of foods with low nutrient density.
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PON1 and Mediterranean Diet [PDF]
Nutrients, 2015 The Mediterranean diet has been proven to be highly effective in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) has been implicated in the development of those conditions, especially atherosclerosis. The present work describes a systematic review of current evidence supporting the influence of Mediterranean diet and its constituents on
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Consumer preferences for the Mediterranean Diet: Results of an empirical analysis
Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2022 The Mediterranean Diet is a very healthy diet for the human organism. The study focuses on consumer behavior toward products that are part of the Mediterranean Diet.
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Mediterranean Diet and Cancer. [PDF]
Nutrición Hospitalaria, 2021 Introduction: cancer remains one of the main causes of death worldwide, representing a major health issue. Mediterranean diet (MD) can have an important role in lowering cancer incidence. Objectives/Methods: we performed a bibliographic review searching for evidence demonstrating the protective role of MD against cancer, and herein discuss our main ...
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Indices of Mediterranean diet adherence and breast cancer risk in a community-based cohort
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023 IntroductionA Mediterranean-style dietary pattern is believed to have cancer-protective effects. We compared the prospective associations between adherence to four established Mediterranean diet indices and breast cancer risk (including total ...
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Medicina, 2022 This study aimed to investigate the impact of a Mediterranean-style diet on weight loss effectiveness and sustainability in patients with obesity who underwent endoscopic bariatric therapies (EBT), relative to a protein diet plan. Thus, 132 patients with
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Diet quality and nutrient density in pregnant women according to adherence to Mediterranean diet
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 Background and aimsThe dietary pattern followed during pregnancy, specifically healthy dietary patterns such as the Mediterranean diet, is a key factor in the mother’s and the offspring’s health.
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