The Mediterranean diet and cardiovascular health: A critical review

MA Martínez-González, A Gea… - Circulation research, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
The Mediterranean diet (MedDiet), abundant in minimally processed plant-based foods, rich
in monounsaturated fat from olive oil, but lower in saturated fat, meats, and dairy products …

Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between adherence to Mediterranean diet with physical performance and cognitive function in older adults: A systematic …

HJ Coelho-Júnior, A Trichopoulou, F Panza - Ageing research reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives The present study investigated the association between adherence to
Mediterranean diet (MeDi) and physical performance and cognitive function in older adults …

Dietary interventions for obesity: clinical and mechanistic findings

AM Chao, KM Quigley… - The Journal of clinical …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Dietary modification is central to obesity treatment. Weight loss diets are available that
include various permutations of energy restriction, macronutrients, foods, and dietary intake …

Adherence to the Mediterranean diet among adults in Mediterranean countries: A systematic literature review

CA Obeid, JS Gubbels, D Jaalouk, SPJ Kremers… - European journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background and aim While the Mediterranean diet (MD) is promoted in non-Mediterranean
countries, inhabitants of Mediterranean countries seem to be shifting away from this healthy …

Exploring the validity of the 14-item mediterranean diet adherence screener (Medas): A cross-national study in seven european countries around the mediterranean …

MT García-Conesa, E Philippou, C Pafilas, M Massaro… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study provides comprehensive validation of the 14-item Mediterranean Diet Adherence
Screener (14-MEDAS) in an adult population from Greece (GR), Portugal (PT), Italy (IT) …

Defining diet quality: a synthesis of dietary quality metrics and their validity for the double burden of malnutrition

V Miller, P Webb, R Micha… - The Lancet Planetary …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Achieving most of the UN Sustainable Development Goals requires a strong focus on
addressing the double burden of malnutrition, which includes both diet-related maternal and …

Benefits of the Mediterranean diet: Epidemiological and molecular aspects

L Serra-Majem, B Roman-Vinas… - Molecular aspects of …, 2019 - Elsevier
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 …

Dietary patterns, skeletal muscle health, and sarcopenia in older adults

A Granic, AA Sayer, SM Robinson - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, the significance of diet and dietary patterns (DPs) for skeletal muscle
health has been gaining attention in ageing and nutritional research. Sarcopenia, a muscle …

[HTML][HTML] Adherence to the Mediterranean diet in relation to all-cause mortality: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

S Soltani, A Jayedi, S Shab-Bidar, N Becerra-Tomás… - Advances in …, 2019 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT A previous meta-analysis provided convincing evidence for an inverse
association between adherence to a Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) and the risk of all-cause …

Mediterranean-type dietary pattern and physical activity: The winning combination to counteract the rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDS)

G Caprara - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)(mainly cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic
respiratory diseases and type 2 diabetes) are the main causes of death worldwide. Their …