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 …

A large body of research data suggests that traditional dietary habits and lifestyle unique to
the Mediterranean region (Mediterranean diet, MD) lower the incidence of chronic diseases …

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 …

The current pandemic of obesity represents a major global public health problem, mainly
due to its association with chronic non-communicable disabling conditions and with …

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 …

Abstract The Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) represents the crystallisation of the centuries-old
cooking legacies of different civilisations. The association of the MedDiet with longevity and …

The Mediterranean diet is the most well-known and researched dietary pattern worldwide. It
is characterized by the consumption of a wide variety of foods, such as extra-virgin olive oil …

It has been established, worldwide, that non-communicable diseases such as obesity,
diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular events account for a high percentage of …

First described in the Seven Countries Study in the 1960s, lower mortality rates for
cardiovascular disease (CVD) are obvious in the Mediterranean region, and a particular …

In the era of evidence-based medicine, the MedDiet represents the gold standard in
preventive medicine, probably because of the harmonic combination of many elements with …