The Mediterranean diet is considered one of the most worldwide healthy dietary patterns
thanks to a combination of foods rich mainly in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory nutrients …

The aim of this article was to summarize the evidence concerning the association between
Mediterranean dietary pattern and cancer risk in observational epidemiological studies. All …

The Mediterranean dietary pattern has a well-established beneficial role in health
promotion. Epidemiologic studies reveal the protective role of adherence to this pattern on …

Overall cancer incidence has been observed to be lower in Mediterranean countries
compared to that in Northern countries, such as the UK, and the USA. There is increasing …

The lower occurrence of cancer and cardiovascular disease in the population around the
Mediterranean basin has been linked to the dietary habits of the region. Indeed, this so …

Background Populations living in the area of the Mediterranean Sea suffered by decreased
incidence of cancer compared with those living in the regions of northern Europe and US …

Research has shown that a greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with a
reduced risk of major chronic disease. However, the existing literature leads to debate for …

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 …

The incidence of cancer overall in Mediterranean countries is lower than in Scandinavian
countries, the United Kingdom, and the United States. This is mostly accounted for by the …

In the coming years, European death rates because of cancer will further decline, but the
overall number of cases will increase, mostly as a consequence of the ageing of the …