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 …

Reduction in saturated fat intake for cardiovascular disease

L Hooper, N Martin, OF Jimoh, C Kirk… - Cochrane database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Reducing saturated fat reduces serum cholesterol, but effects on other
intermediate outcomes may be less clear. Additionally, it is unclear whether the energy from …

Eating habits and lifestyle changes during COVID-19 lockdown: an Italian survey

L Di Renzo, P Gualtieri, F Pivari, L Soldati… - Journal of translational …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background On December 12th 2019, a new coronavirus (SARS-Cov2) emerged in
Wuhan, China, sparking a pandemic of acute respiratory syndrome in humans (COVID-19) …

Changes in dietary behaviours during the COVID-19 outbreak confinement in the Spanish COVIDiet study

C Rodríguez-Pérez, E Molina-Montes, V Verardo… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to evaluate whether dietary behaviours of the Spanish adult
population were changed during the COVID-19 outbreak confinement. For that purpose, an …

Remnant cholesterol, not LDL cholesterol, is associated with incident cardiovascular disease

O Castañer, X Pintó, I Subirana, AJ Amor, E Ros… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - jacc.org
Background Genetic, observational, and clinical intervention studies indicate that circulating
levels of triglycerides and cholesterol transported in triglyceride-rich lipoproteins (remnant …

Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease with a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or nuts

R Estruch, E Ros, J Salas-Salvadó… - New England journal …, 2018 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Observational cohort studies and a secondary prevention trial have shown
inverse associations between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and cardiovascular risk …

An open label, non-randomized study assessing a prebiotic fiber intervention in a small cohort of Parkinson's disease participants

DA Hall, RM Voigt, TM Cantu-Jungles… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
A pro-inflammatory intestinal microbiome is characteristic of Parkinson's disease (PD).
Prebiotic fibers change the microbiome and this study sought to understand the utility of …

Risk for cardiovascular disease associated with metabolic syndrome and its components: a 13-year prospective study in the RIVANA cohort

MJ Guembe, CI Fernandez-Lazaro… - Cardiovascular …, 2020 - Springer
Background We aimed to investigate the association of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its
single components with cardiovascular risk and estimated their impact on the prematurity of …

A randomised controlled trial of dietary improvement for adults with major depression (the 'SMILES'trial)

FN Jacka, A O'Neil, R Opie, C Itsiopoulos, S Cotton… - BMC medicine, 2017 - Springer
Background The possible therapeutic impact of dietary changes on existing mental illness is
largely unknown. Using a randomised controlled trial design, we aimed to investigate the …

Intestinal microbiota is influenced by gender and body mass index

C Haro, OA Rangel-Zúñiga, JF Alcalá-Díaz… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Intestinal microbiota changes are associated with the development of obesity. However,
studies in humans have generated conflicting results due to high inter-individual …