Impact of Mediterranean diet on chronic non-communicable diseases and longevity

LJ Dominguez, G Di Bella, N Veronese, M Barbagallo - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
The average life expectancy of the world population has increased remarkably in the past
150 years and it is still increasing. A long life is a dream of humans since the beginning of …

Overview of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and the role of sugary food consumption and other dietary components in its development

P Vancells Lujan, E Vinas Esmel… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
NAFLD is the world's most common chronic liver disease, and its increasing prevalence
parallels the global rise in diabetes and obesity. It is characterised by fat accumulation in the …

Changes in weight and nutritional habits in adults with obesity during the “lockdown” period caused by the COVID-19 virus emergency

M Pellegrini, V Ponzo, R Rosato, E Scumaci, I Goitre… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Our aim is evaluating the changes in weight and dietary habits in a sample of outpatients
with obesity after 1 month of enforced lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern …

Validity of the energy-restricted Mediterranean diet adherence screener

H Schröder, MD Zomeño, MA Martínez-González… - Clinical Nutrition, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Short dietary assessment tools can be useful to estimate food intake and diet
quality in large-scale epidemiological studies with time constraints. Objective To determine …

[HTML][HTML] The brain-gut-microbiota interplay in depression: A key to design innovative therapeutic approaches

A Varesi, LIM Campagnoli, S Chirumbolo… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Depression is the most prevalent mental disorder in the world associated with huge socio-
economic consequences. While depressive-related symptoms are well known, the …

Mediterranean diet: the role of phenolic compounds from aromatic plant foods

A Delgado, S Gonçalves, A Romano - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Today's global food system aggravates climate change while failing in meeting SDG2 and
more. Yet, some sustainable food cultures, such as the Mediterranean Diet (MD), are …

[HTML][HTML] Cooking at home and adherence to the Mediterranean diet during the COVID-19 confinement: the experience from the Croatian COVIDiet study

D Pfeifer, J Rešetar, J Gajdoš Kljusurić… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The primary aims of this study, among others, were to evaluate the changes in dietary
behavior among the Croatian adult population during the COVID-19 outbreak and to explore …

[HTML][HTML] Adherence to the Mediterranean diet, five-year weight change, and risk of overweight and obesity: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis of …

K Lotfi, P Saneei, Z Hajhashemy, A Esmaillzadeh - Advances in Nutrition, 2022 - Elsevier
Findings from earlier studies on the association between adherence to a Mediterranean diet
and risk of overweight/obesity were inconsistent. We summarized cohort studies …

Mediterranean-style diet in pregnant women with metabolic risk factors (ESTEEM): A pragmatic multicentre randomised trial

B H. Al Wattar, J Dodds, A Placzek, L Beresford… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Pregnant women with metabolic risk factors are at high risk of complications.
We aimed to assess whether a Mediterranean-style diet reduces adverse pregnancy …

Towards a comprehensive theory of obesity and a healthy diet: The causal role of oxidative stress in food addiction and obesity

TO Tobore - Behavioural brain research, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Obesity is a major public health problem whose prevalence has been rapidly
increasing in the United States (US), and globally. It is one of the leading causes of …