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The Mediterranean diet: socio-cultural relevance for contemporary health promotion [PDF]

, 2015
In biomedical literature, The Mediterranean Diet describes a healthy eating model, based on epidemiological findings on the predominant eating practices in Crete and Southern Italy in the 1960s.
Dickinson, Angela, Phull, Surinder, Wills, Wendy   +2 more
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Over the edge: Empirical evidence for the cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection maintains that larger neonates and smaller birth canals confer a positive selective advantage until labor becomes obstructed and vaginal delivery is no longer possible, eliciting an abrupt reduction in fitness.
Laura M. Watson, Pierre Frémondière, Kaspar Staub, Philipp Mitteroecker, Barbara Fischer, Martin Haeusler, Nicole M. Webb   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of the adherence to Mediterranean diet: application of the k-means cluster analysis profiling children in the Metropolitan City of Bari

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
The transition to sustainable food systems and the achievement of SDGs 2 and 12 entails the adoption of sustainable consumption and production patterns, such as the Mediterranean diet.
Rosalia Facendola, Giovanni Ottomano Palmisano, Annalisa De Boni, Claudio Acciani, Rocco Roma   +4 more
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Association Between Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors and Mental Health Symptoms in Children With Autism and ADHD: A Latent Profile Analysis

Autism Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Healthy lifestyle behaviors, including physical activity, screen time, sleep, and diet quality, are important determinants of mental health, yet little is known about how these behaviors cluster among children with neurodevelopmental disorders.
Matthew Bourke, Jacqueline L. Walker, George Thomas, Kathryn Fortnum, Martin O'Flaherty   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contribution of edible flowers to the Mediterranean diet: Phytonutrients, bioactivity evaluation and applications

Food Frontiers, 2022
The Mediterranean diet is acknowledged to be the healthiest dietary pattern around the world, mainly based on plant foods from the rich Mediterranean flora. It is also known to increase longevity and have positive effects on chronic diseases. This review
Thanina Amel Amrouche, Xuan Yang, Esra Capanoglu, Weisu Huang, Qi Chen, Lipeng Wu, Yuhang Zhu, Yuqi Liu, Yixuan Wang, Baiyi Lu   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Synergistic Enhancement of Antioxidant Activity in Arbutus unedo Leaf Extract by Biological Fluids: Implications for Functional and Nutraceutical Applications

Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examined the effect of biological fluids (saliva, blood plasma, and urine) on the antioxidant capacity of an aqueous extract derived from Arbutus unedo leaves. The extract displayed a concentration‐dependent reducing activity in the ferric reducing power assay (IC50 = 292 ± 7.54 µg/mL) and phosphomolybdenum assays (IC50 = 461.67 ± 4.
Idir Moualek, Hamdi Bendif, Karima Benarab, Giulio Lupidi, Fehmi Boufahja, Stefania Garzoli, Karim Houali   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Image-Based Mobile System for Dietary Management in an American Cardiology Population: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Efficacy of Dietary Coaching Delivered via a Smartphone App Versus Traditional Counseling

JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2019
BackgroundRandomized controlled trials conducted in Mediterranean countries have shown that the Mediterranean diet lowers adverse cardiovascular events.
Choi, Brian G, Dhawan, Tania, Metzger, Kelli, Marshall, Lorraine, Akbar, Awdah, Jain, Tushina, Young, Heather A, Katz, Richard J   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Metabolic and vascular effect of the mediterranean diet [PDF]

, 2019
Several studies indicated how dietary patterns that were obtained from nutritional cluster analysis can predict disease risk or mortality. Low-grade chronic inflammation represents a background pathogenetic mechanism linking metabolic risk factors to ...
Daidone M., Mogavero A., Ortello A., Pinto A., Simonetta I., Tuttolomondo A.   +5 more
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The impacts of biological invasions

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock, Teun Everts, Neil Angelo S. Abreo, Jamie Bojko, Victor Deklerck, James W. E. Dickey, Ana Clara S. Franco, Emili García‐Berthou, Stelios Katsanevakis, Natalia I. Kirichenko, Stefano Mammola, Martin A. Nuñez, Ben Parker, Riccardo Scalera, Ismael Soto, Diederik Strubbe, Ali Serhan Tarkan, Lorenzo Vilizzi, Tim Adriaens, Paride Balzani, Dagmara Błońska, Elizabeta Briski, Rein Brys, Amy L. Burgess, James E. Byers, Carlos Cano‐Barbacil, Giuseppe Castaldelli, Jaimie T.A. Dick, Victoria Dominguez Almela, Romina D. Dimarco, Margarita Florencio, Antonín Kouba, Melina Kourantidou, Irmak Kurtul, Irene Martín‐Forés, Olivier Morissette, Julian D. Olden, Bruno E. Soares, Jakub Truszkowski, Hugo Verreycken, Marc Kenis, Ronaldo Sousa, J. Robert Britton   +42 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of Mediterranean diet on colorectal cancer recurrence following chemotherapy treatment: A systematic review

World Nutrition
Background Previous research suggests that the Mediterranean diet (a diet high in fruits and vegetables, lean protein, legumes, whole grains, and olive oils) provides protective effects against colorectal cancer.
Caitlyn A Simtion, Kyle A Simtion, Zachary I Merhavy, Ana Flavia Samways Guimarães, Afaf Aijaz, Cheney E Merhavy, Emily C Courtois, Thomas C Varkey   +7 more
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