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Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Phytosterols and Cholesterol Metabolism in the Mediterranean Diet

open access: yesActa Medica, 2006
The objective of this work was to review nutritional components of the Mediterranean diet. The Mediterranean diet is not a specific diet plan or diet program but a collection of eating habits that are traditionally followed by the people of the ...
Zdeněk Zadák   +5 more
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Extra virgin olive oil and cardiovascular diseases: benefits for human health [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The cardioprotective properties of Mediterranean Diet were demonstrated for the first time from the Seven Country Study. In the last few decades, numerous epidemiological studies, as well as intervention trial, confirmed this observation, pointing out ...
Cammisotto, Vittoria   +8 more
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Short-chain fatty acids are key mediators of the favorable effects of the Mediterranean diet on intestinal barrier integrity: data from the randomized controlled LIBRE trial.

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2022
BACKGROUND The Mediterranean diet is associated with the prevention of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer, all of which are linked to intestinal barrier impairment. OBJECTIVES Here, we hypothesize that the Mediterranean diet, possibly via the
B. Seethaler   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

'Mediterranean' dietary pattern for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
It is well established that diet plays a major role in cardiovascular disease risk. The traditional Mediterranean dietary pattern is of particular interest because of observations from the 1960s that populations in countries of the Mediterranean region ...
Clarke, Aileen   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Impact of Mediterranean Diet on Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases and Longevity

open access: yesNutrients, 2021
The average life expectancy of the world population has increased remarkably in the past 150 years and it is still increasing. A long life is a dream of humans since the beginning of time but also a dream is to live it in good physical and mental ...
L. Dominguez   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Adherence to Mediterranean diet and bone health

open access: yesNutrición Hospitalaria, 2014
Introduction: Several studies have concluded that incidences of osteoporosis and osteoporosis-related fractures vary across the European Union, the lowest incidence being reported in the Mediterranean area. The beneficial effect is mainly attributed to a
Antonio Romero Pérez, Ana Rivas Velasco
doaj   +1 more source

Mediterranean Diet as an Antioxidant: The Impact on Metabolic Health and Overall Wellbeing

open access: yesNutrients, 2021
It has been established, worldwide, that non-communicable diseases such as obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular events account for a high percentage of morbidity and mortality in contemporary societies.
K. V. Gantenbein, C. Kanaka-Gantenbein
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Metabolic and vascular effect of the mediterranean diet [PDF]

open access: yes, 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.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

The Antioxidant Potential of the Mediterranean Diet in Patients at High Cardiovascular Risk: An In-Depth Review of the PREDIMED [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading global cause of death. Diet is known to be important in the prevention of CVD. The PREDIMED trial tested a relatively low-fat diet versus a high-fat Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) for the primary prevention of ...
A Bach-Faig   +65 more
core   +3 more sources

Mediterranean diet: from a healthy diet to a sustainable dietary pattern

open access: yesFrontiers in Nutrition, 2015
The notion of the Mediterranean Diet has undergone a progressive evolution over the past 60 years, from a healthy dietary pattern to a sustainable dietary pattern, in which nutrition, food, cultures, people, environment and sustainability all interact ...
Sandro eDernini
doaj   +1 more source

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