Background: Epidemiologic data suggest that persons with diets rich in fruit and vegetables
are at a lower risk of several chronic diseases and mortality than are persons with diets poor …

Background Few studies have examined the long-term effect of habitual diet on risks of
incident diabetes, coronary heart disease, and mortality. Objective We analyzed the …

ABSTRACT Background The Mediterranean diet has been proposed to protect against
neurodegeneration. Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the association of …

The authors compared how four indexes—the Healthy Eating Index-2005, Alternate Healthy
Eating Index, Mediterranean Diet Score, and Recommended Food Score—are associated …

The longevity associated with the Mediterranean Diet could be partly attributed to
Mediterranean traditional foods, which this diet incorporates. A weekly menu, representative …

BACKGROUND: Epidemiologic studies have suggested associations between flavonoid
intake and health benefits. Traditional Mediterranean diets consist of a high consumption of …

This study investigated associations between diet quality measures and quality of life two
years later. Adults 55–65 years participating in the Wellbeing, Eating and Exercise for a …

Results During a median follow up of 2.7 years (18,586 person-years), there were 2082
deaths (954 cardiovascular). The median (interquartile range) number of servings of fruit …

Recent evidence supports the cardioprotective role of a Mediterranean food pattern. The
major findings of the Greek and EPIC-Elderly cohort, the SUN study, the Medi-RIVAGE and …

Adherence to traditional Mediterranean diet (MD) has been reported to be inversely
associated with total, as well as cardiovascular, mortality. We have examined the relation …