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 approach to studying diet–health relationships has progressively shifted from individual
dietary components to overall dietary patterns that affect the interaction and balance of low …

Purpose We aimed to examine the prospective association between manganese, iron,
copper, zinc, iodine, selenium, selenoprotein P, free zinc, and their interplay, with incident …

Complex diseases are major contributors to human mortality in old age. Paradoxically, many
genetic variants that have been associated with increased risks of such diseases are found …

The superoxide dismutase (SOD) is the principal antioxidant defense system in the body that
is activated by a reactive oxygen species. Some variants of the SOD2 gene have been …

Omega-3 rich diets have been shown to improve inflammatory status. However, in an ex vivo
system of human blood cells, the efficacy of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and …

Zinc and selenium may protect against colorectal cancer (CRC) progression through their
anti-oxidative effects. This study examined the independent and combined effect of dietary …

In a number of malignancies, oxidative stress plays a role. SOD is an endogenous
antioxidant enzyme that aids in the reduction of oxidative stress. The goal of this study was …

Catalase (CAT), one antioxidant enzyme, may provide resistance against many diseases.
Many previous studies reported predictive and prognostic values of CAT C262T …

Scope A high adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) was previously associated with a
decreased risk of breast cancer (BC) among Greek‐Cypriot women. Additionally, particular …