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The Mediterranean Diet reduces Triglycerides.

The first results of PREDIMENT (Prevention with Mediterranean Diet) have shown a greater reduction in systolic blood pressure, cholesterol and triglyceride levels and increased good cholesterol (HDL), while greater the intake of virgin olive oil and nuts, in only 3 months of consumption, with Spanish men and women with an ...
Link: Reduction in systemic and VLDL triacylglycerol concentration after a 3-month Mediterranean-style diet in high-cardiovascular-risk subjects. J Nutr Biochem. 2010 Sep;21(9):892-8. Epub 2009 Dec 4. -

Physical activity and adherence to the Mediterranean Diet increases total antioxidant capacity: the ATTICA study.

A study in the Greek region of Attica has measured the antioxidant capacity of over 3000 adults towards their level of physical activity adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (with MedDietScore: score that assesses the degree of adherence to the diet .) The results show evidence that a higher level of ...
Link: Physical Activity and Adherence to Mediterranean Diet Increase Total Antioxidant Capacity: The ATTICA Study. Cardiol Res Pract. 2010 Oct 20;2011:248626. -

Mediterranean Diet and waist circumference in a representatives sample of young Spaniards

A study has linked abdominal circumference with adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (with the KIDMED index: score which evaluate the degree of compliance) and physical activity among Spanish youth 10 to 24 years old. The results showed a reduction in abdominal circumference 1.54 cm for each 5 point increment on ...
Link: Mediterranean diet and waist circumference in a representative national sample of young Spaniards. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2010 Dec;5(6):516-9. Epub 2010 Sep 23. -

Cost of eating: Healthy food versus fast food

An American Study has assessed the economic costs of reaching nutritional recommendations. Healthy food consumption represented 18% (36% in vegetables and dairy products) of household income while the consumption of foods listed as “fast food” was 37% (28% in vegetables and dairy products). The cost per calorie was 24% higher ...
Link: Cost of eating: whole foods versus convenience foods in a low-income model.Fam Med. 2010 Apr;42(4):280-4. -

Dietary patterns and nutritional adequacy in Spain

The University of Navarra has published the results obtained with 17,197 participants in the SUN study. This study has shown that following a Mediterranean Diet can meet the nutritional recommendations of vitamins and minerals. People who followed another diet were at increased risk of not achieving adequate levels of nutrients ...
Link: Dietary patterns and nutritional adequacy in a Mediterranean country. Br J Nutr. 2009 Jul;101 Suppl 2:S21-8. -

The Mediterranean Diet among Spanish children and youth 2 to 24 years old.

This is the first study evaluating the degree of compliance with the Mediterranean Diet in Spanish children and youth. The results indicate that the regions of Northern Spain, cities and the middle and upper classes have it easier to follow a Mediterranean Diet. It seems that this population is moving ...
Link: Food, youth and the Mediterranean diet in Spain. Development of KIDMED, Mediterranean Diet Quality Index in children and adolescents. Public Health Nutr. 2004 Oct;7(7):931-5. -

The Traditional Mediterranean Diet and cancer

A study by the University of Athens Medical School has established that following a traditional Mediterranean Diet may prevent cancer by up to 25% for colorectal cancer, by 15% for breast cancer, and 10% for prostate, pancreas and uterus cancer. Again, the Mediterranean is shown as a protector of chronic ...
Link: Trichopoulou A, Lagiou P, Kuper H, Trichopoulos D. Cancer and Mediterranean Dietary Traditions. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2000 Sep;9(9):869-73. -

The risk to give birth to a child with spina bifida was reduced by 70% in women with high adherence to a Mediterranean Diet

In the past, many epidemiological studies have focused upon single nutrients, such as the B-vitamin and folic acid with regard to risk of neural tube defects and other malformations. Lately, dietary pattern analysis has emerged as a new method of assessing overall behaviour in food consumption. The aim of the present ...
Link: Vujkovic M, Steegers EA, Looman CW, Ocké MC, van der Spek PJ, Steegers-Theunissen RP. The maternal Mediterranean dietary pattern is associated with a reduced risk of spina bifida in the offspring. BJOG. 2009 Feb;116(3):408-15. -

Mediterranean Diet to prevent and control Diabetes Type II

The University of Naples, Italy, has reviewed scientific studies and has established a clear link between cardiovascular risk and improved glycaemia control among people who follow a Mediterranean Diet. People who followed this dietary pattern were between 7 and 40 mg/dl lower glucose levels in fasting and between 0.1 and ...
Link: Prevention and control of type 2 diabetes by Mediterranean diet: A systematic review. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2010 Aug;89(2):97-102. -

The countries of the Mediterranean move away from the Mediterranean diet.

In the latest issue of the prestigious journal Public Health Nutrition (Volume 12, September 2009) the Mediterranean Diet Foundation published a study that analyzes global trends in adherence to the Mediterranean diet for the past forty years (1961-65 to 2000-03). In the study, covering 41 countries, we have calculated the ...
Link: Worldwide variation of adherence to the Mediterranean diet, in 1961–1965 and 2000–2003. Public Health Nutrition 12(9A), 1676–1684. - Monday, November 09, 2009

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