Health is usually defined as the absence of pathology. Here, we endeavor to define health
as a compendium of organizational and dynamic features that maintain physiology. The …

The Mediterranean diet and olive oil as its quintessential part are almost synonymous with a
healthy way of eating and living nowadays. This kind of diet has been highly appreciated …

Growing scientific literature data suggest that the intake of natural bioactive compounds
plays a critical role in preventing or reducing the occurrence of human chronic non …

The increasing interest in the Mediterranean diet hinges on its healthy and anti-ageing
properties. The composition of fatty acids, vitamins and polyphenols in olive oil, a key …

Cancer onset and progression have been linked to oxidative stress by increasing DNA
mutations or inducing DNA damage, genome instability, and cell proliferation and therefore …

Ageing is a multifactorial process associated with reduced function and increased risk of
morbidity and mortality. Recently, nine cellular and molecular hallmarks of ageing have …

Ageing processes play a major contributing role for the development of Osteoarthritis (OA).
This prototypic degenerative condition of ageing is the most common form of arthritis and is …

Aging is considered the major risk factor for cancer, one of the most important mortality
causes in the western world. Inflammaging, a state of chronic, low-level systemic …

The traditional Mediterranean diet (MD) is associated with long life and lower prevalence of
cardiovascular disease and cancers. The main components of this diet include high intake of …

Cardiovascular diseases comprise of non-communicable disorders that involve the heart
and/or blood vessels and have become the leading cause of death worldwide with …