The Mediterranean Diet (MedDiet) is a term used to identify a dietary pattern originating from
the unique multi-millennial interplay between natural food resources and the eating …

Background Old age is characterized by a peculiar low-grade, chronic, and “sterile”
inflammatory state, which has been termed “inflammaging.” This is believed to substantially …

The use of biomarkers as early warning systems in the evaluation of disease risk has
increased markedly in the last decade. Biomarkers are indicators of typical biological …

More than 50 years after the Seven Countries Study, a large number of epidemiological
studies have explored the relationship between the Mediterranean diet (MD) and health …

A main challenge in nutritional studies is the valid and reliable assessment of food intake, as
well as its effects on the body. Generally, food intake measurement is based on self-reported …

Diet is a crucial variable for a healthy life. A rapidly growing number of studies in recent
years support the hypothesis that the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) has a beneficial effect on …

Pioneering studies performed over the past few decades demonstrate links between
epigenetics and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), the metabolic disorder with the most …

Cardiac ageing manifests as a decline in function leading to heart failure. At the cellular
level, ageing entails decreased replicative capacity and dysregulation of cellular processes …

Neurodegenerative disorders are a widespread cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide,
characterized by neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, and neuronal depletion. They include …

The traditional Mediterranean diet has been shown to be a healthy eating pattern that
protects against the development of many diseases in adults and children. Pregnancy is a …