Is the term 'Mediterranean diet'a misnomer?

E Bere, J Brug - Public health nutrition, 2010 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveA greater adherence to what has been labelled the Mediterranean diet is
associated with a significant improvement in health status. However, it is unclear what this …

[HTML][HTML] Mediterranean diet: The role of phenolic compounds from aromatic plant foods

A Delgado, S Gonçalves, A Romano - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Today's global food system aggravates climate change while failing in meeting SDG2 and
more. Yet, some sustainable food cultures, such as the Mediterranean Diet (MD), are …

[HTML][HTML] Food processing and the Mediterranean diet

R Hoffman, M Gerber - Nutrients, 2015 - mdpi.com
The benefits of the Mediterranean diet (MD) for protecting against chronic disorders such as
cardiovascular disease are usually attributed to high consumption of certain food groups …

Anticancer effects of nutraceuticals in the Mediterranean diet: an epigenetic diet model

R Divella, A Daniele, E Savino… - Cancer Genomics & …, 2020 - cgp.iiarjournals.org
Epidemiological and clinical studies support the association between nutrition and
development or progression of different malignancies such as colon, breast, and prostate …

Definition of the Mediterranean diet based on bioactive compounds

F Saura-Calixto, I Goni - Critical reviews in food science and …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Antioxidant (polyphenols and carotenoids) and nonantioxidant (phytosterols) bioactive
compounds and dietary fiber may have a significant role in health. The intake of these …

Mediterranean diet and health

F Sofi, C Macchi, R Abbate, GF Gensini, A Casini - Biofactors, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last decades, a considerable body of evidence supported the hypothesis that diet
and dietary factors play a relevant role in the occurrence of diseases. To date, all the major …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in integrating traditional and omic biomarkers when analyzing the effects of the Mediterranean diet intervention in cardiovascular prevention

M Fitó, O Melander, JA Martínez, E Toledo… - International Journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Intervention with Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) has provided a high level of evidence in
primary prevention of cardiovascular events. Besides enhancing protection from classical …

Benefits of the Mediterranean diet: insights from the PREDIMED study

MA Martínez-González, J Salas-Salvadó… - Progress in …, 2015 - Elsevier
The PREDIMED (PREvención con DIeta MEDiterránea) multicenter, randomized, primary
prevention trial assessed the long-term effects of the Mediterranean diet (MeDiet) on clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Health benefits of Mediterranean diet

D Martini - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Growing evidence shows that a dietary pattern inspired by Mediterranean Diet (MD)
principles is associated with numerous health benefits [1, 2]. A Mediterranean-type diet has …

Biomarkers in nutritional epidemiology: applications, needs and new horizons

M Jenab, N Slimani, M Bictash, P Ferrari, SA Bingham - Human genetics, 2009 - Springer
Modern epidemiology suggests a potential interactive association between diet, lifestyle,
genetics and the risk of many chronic diseases. As such, many epidemiologic studies …