BACKGROUND. Previous studies have provided a rationale for understanding the health
benefits of Mediterranean Diet (MD) against a variety of chronic diseases. OBJECTIVES …

Objective: Mediterranean diet is associated with decreased levels of inflammatory markers
and metabolic risk factors in epidemiologic studies and recent trials on patients with …

Background Adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) is associated with reduced morbidity
and mortality due to cardiovascular disease. However, how the MD exerts its effects is not …

Adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) is associated with reduced morbidity and
mortality due to cardiovascular disease. However, how the MD exerts its effects is not fully …

The Seven Countries Study, reported by Ancel Keys in 1970, 12 was the first substantive
epidemiological evidence to support the hypothesis that multiple dietary factors determine …

Abstract Background: Adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) is associated with reduced
morbidity and mortality due to cardiovascular disease. However, how the MD exerts its …

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the United States as well as
in many developing and developed countries. However, several studies studying the …

Several epidemiological and clinical studies have evaluated the effects of a Mediterranean
diet (Med-Diet) on total cardiovascular mortality, and all concluded that adherence to the …

Abstract Background and aims The Mediterranean Diet (MD) represents a key player in
cardiovascular disease prevention. Therefore, we aimed to assess the relationship between …

A higher dietary inflammatory index (DII®) score is associated with inflammation and
incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD). We hypothesized that a Mediterranean diet …