There are now several scientific studies that relate this traditional dietary pattern with the
incidence of coronary heart disease, various types of cancer, and other diseases. The past …

Background: It has been suggested that adherence to a Mediterranean diet reduces all
causes of mortality, especially death rates due to coronary heart disease. In this review we …

There is now a consensus about recommending the Mediterranean diet pattern for the
prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD) and cancer. The most important aspect of this …

There is substantial evidence that several variants of the Mediterranean diet reduce the
incidence of coronary heart disease (CHD) and perhaps other chronic conditions. Recently …

Epidemiological studies as well as randomised dietary trials suggest that Mediterranean diet
may be important in relation to the pathogenesis and prevention of coronary heart disease …

Background For more than 50 years, the traditional Mediterranean diet has been considered
health-promoting, but it was not until the mid-1990s that the topic began to receive increased …

Coronary heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the Western world. Among
these countries, however, there is a marked discrepancy in the prevalence of heart disease …

Ancient Greece was the cradle of the Mediterranean food tradition, characterized by the
Mediterranean “eternal trinity” wheat-olive oil-wine, the very essence of the country's …

ObjectiveTo summarise our present knowledge on the Mediterranean diet in secondary
prevention of CHD. DesignReview of literature. SettingAdult coronary patients. SubjectsCHD …

Recent large-scale epidemiological studies have confirmed the pre-eminence of the
Mediterranean diet for reducing the risk of primary and secondary heart disease and cancer …