Definitions and potential health benefits of the Mediterranean diet: views from experts around the world

A Trichopoulou, MA Martínez-González, TYN Tong… - BMC medicine, 2014 - Springer
The Mediterranean diet has been linked to a number of health benefits, including reduced
mortality risk and lower incidence of cardiovascular disease. Definitions of the …

Prospective association of the Mediterranean diet with cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality and its population impact in a non-Mediterranean population …

TYN Tong, NJ Wareham, KT Khaw, F Imamura… - BMC medicine, 2016 - Springer
Background Despite convincing evidence in the Mediterranean region, the cardiovascular
benefit of the Mediterranean diet is not well established in non-Mediterranean countries and …

The Mediterranean diet and health: A comprehensive overview

M Guasch‐Ferré, WC Willett - Journal of internal medicine, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Mediterranean diet (MedDiet), one of the most studied and well‐known dietary
patterns worldwide, has been associated with a wide range of benefits for health. In the …

Mediterranean diet and health status: an updated meta-analysis and a proposal for a literature-based adherence score

F Sofi, C Macchi, R Abbate, GF Gensini… - Public health …, 2014 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveTo update previous meta-analyses of cohort studies that investigated the
association between the Mediterranean diet and health status and to utilize data coming …

Mediterranean diet and health: A systematic review of epidemiological studies and intervention trials

ML Sánchez-Sánchez, A García-Vigara… - Maturitas, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Exploring the path of Mediterranean diet on 10-year incidence of cardiovascular disease: the ATTICA study (2002–2012)

DB Panagiotakos, EN Georgousopoulou… - Nutrition, Metabolism …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background and aims A Mediterranean diet has been associated with lower all-cause and
cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity and mortality, but the clinical and behavioral …

Transferability of the Mediterranean diet to non-Mediterranean countries. What is and what is not the Mediterranean diet

MÁ Martínez-González, MS Hershey, I Zazpe… - Nutrients, 2017 - mdpi.com
Substantial evidence has verified the Mediterranean diet's (MedDiet) nutritional adequacy,
long-term sustainability, and effectiveness for preventing hard clinical events from …

Health benefits of Mediterranean diet

D Martini - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Growing evidence shows that a dietary pattern inspired by Mediterranean Diet (MD)
principles is associated with numerous health benefits [1, 2]. A Mediterranean-type diet has …

The Mediterranean diet: culture, health and science

LM Donini, L Serra-Majem, M Bulló, Á Gil… - British journal of …, 2015 - cambridge.org
First described in the Seven Countries Study in the 1960s, lower mortality rates for
cardiovascular disease (CVD) are obvious in the Mediterranean region, and a particular …

Mediterranean diet and the incidence of cardiovascular disease: a Spanish cohort

MA Martínez-González, M García-López… - Nutrition, Metabolism …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND AIM: The Mediterranean diet is considered a model for healthy eating.
However, prospective evidence in Mediterranean countries evaluating the relationship …