Aims/hypothesis Weight reduction is fundamental for type 2 diabetes management and
remission, but uncertainty exists over which diet type is best to achieve and maintain weight …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and metabolic syndrome (MS) are two different
entities sharing common clinical and physio-pathological features, with insulin resistance …

Background Mediterranean and low-fat diets are effective in the primary prevention of
cardiovascular disease. We did a long-term randomised trial to compare the effects of these …

Mental illness, including depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder, accounts for a significant
proportion of global disability and poses a substantial social, economic and heath burden …

Background The Seven Countries study in the 1960s showed that populations in the
Mediterranean region experienced lower coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality probably …

Background and Purpose: Lifestyle and diet affect cardiovascular risk, although there is
currently no consensus about the best dietary model for the secondary prevention of …

Background Endothelial dysfunction is a crucial step in atherosclerosis development, and its
severity is determinant for the risk of cardiovascular recurrence. Diet may be an effective …

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 …

One of the major challenges of cardiovascular primary prevention approach is the absence
of early biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction which may be useful for identifying at-risk …

Scope Dysbiosis of gut microbiota is involved in metabolic syndrome (MetS) development,
which has a different incidence between men (M) and women (W). The differences in gut …