The literature on predefined indexes of overall diet quality is reviewed. Their association
with nutrient adequacy and health outcome is considered, but our primary interest is in the …

Olive oil is the primary source of fat in the Mediterranean diet which is associated with a low
mortality for cardiovascular disease. In spite of this, data concerning olive oil consumption …

Summary 1 Introduction 2 What are unsaturated fatty acids? 2.1 The chemistry of fatty acids
2.2 Digestion, absorption and metabolism 2.3 Functions of unsaturated fatty acids 3 …

Most of diurnal time is spent in a postprandial state due to successive meal intakes during
the day. As long as the meals contain enough fat, a transient increase in …

Olive oil is the most representative food in the traditional Mediterranean diet and its most
important source of MUFA. The healthy benefits of MUFA‐rich diets on plasma cholesterol …

Olive oil is an integral ingredient of the Mediterranean diet and accumulating evidence
suggests that it may have health benefits that include reduction of risk factors of coronary …

Background: Excessive energy intake and obesity lead to the metabolic syndrome (MetS).
Dietary saturated fatty acids (SFAs) may be particularly detrimental on insulin sensitivity (SI) …

It has been well established that the formation of reactive metabolites of drugs is associated
with drug toxicity. Similarly, there are accumulating data suggesting the role of the formation …

ABSTRACT Background: Epidemiologic studies link Mediterranean-type diets to a low
incidence of cardiovascular disease; however, few dietary intervention studies have been …

A number of therapeutic drugs with different structures and mechanisms of action have been
reported to undergo metabolic activation by Phase I or Phase II drug-metabolizing enzymes …