Numerous studies over several decades suggest that following the Mediterranean diet
(MedDiet) can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer, and improve cognitive�…

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�…

Background and Objectives: The Mediterranean diet has been demonstrated to provide a
range of health benefits in observational and clinical trials and adopted by various dietary�…

The Mediterranean diet (MD) emerged as a healthy food regimen long before it could be
recognised which nutrients or foods were responsible for its observed benefits, and it was�…

ObjectiveTo provide an overview of research relevant to the Mediterranean diet.
DesignPersonal perspectives. SettingInternational. SubjectPopulations in Europe, North�…

ObjectiveTo present the Mediterranean diet (MD) pyramid: a lifestyle for today. DesignA new
graphic representation has been conceived as a simplified main frame to be adapted to the�…

Mortality statistics from the World Health Organization have provided early evidence that diet
in the Mediterranean countries has been affecting the health of the respective populations�…

BACKGROUND AND AIM: It has been suggested that overall dietary patterns and not single
nutrients should be studied, since food items might have a synergistic and antagonistic effect�…

The Mediterranean diet was introduced to the scientific community by the classic Seven
Countries study. Since then data on the association between this diet and cardiovascular�…

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�…