Oxidative stress has been involved in the aetiology of hypertension, insulin resistance, the
metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease and other chronic conditions. Several …

Mediterranean-style diets caused a significant decline in cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in
early landmark studies. The effect of a traditional Mediterranean diet on lipoprotein oxidation …

Traditional Mediterranean diets, as opposed to North European and American diets, include
a significantly large amount of plant foods; this notable difference between the two eating …

Uncontrolled production of free radicals in biological systems is thought to be involved in a
series of pathological conditions that stimulate research on natural antioxidants of dietary …

Oxidative stress is defined as an imbalance between the oxidant and antioxidant systems of
the body, in favor of the oxidants. Oxidative stress produced by free radicals has been linked …

The Mediterranean diet not only produces favourable effects on blood lipids but also
protects against oxidative stress. Oxidative damage is thought to represent one of the …

Scope This study assessed plasmatic antioxidant capabilities and xanthine oxidase (XOX)
activity in metabolic syndrome patients after 5 years intervention with Mediterranean diet …

Most of the many epidemiological studies in the field strongly suggest that an equilibrated
diet such as the so-called" mediterranean diet", is associated with protective effects against …

Oxidative stress is defined as an imbalance between the oxidant and antioxidant systems of
the body, in favour of the oxidants. Oxidative stress produced by free radicals has been …

Background Despite the richness in antioxidants of the Mediterranean diet, to our
knowledge, no randomized controlled trials have assessed its effect on in vivo lipoprotein …