Background: Although there is no single “Mediterranean diet,” the term has come to
represent a food pyramid consisting at the base of bread, pasta, rice and other whole grains …

Ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of death in both developed and developing
countries worldwide. There is marked regional variation across Europe in mortality rates for …

Some cardiovascular advantages deriving from the MD were first proposed in the early
1960s by the pioneering studies of the American scientist Ancel Keys who first established …

Since the ancient times, nutrition has always played an integral part in the pursuit of human
health. Early physicians and philosophers like Hippocrates, Plato, and Galen recognized the …

Background: Research has shown that following a Mediterranean diet is associated with a
reduced risk of major chronic disease; however, the existing literature led to debates for …

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 …

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Background: Several studies have found that Mediterranean diet decreases overall
mortality. However, recent studies reported an inconsistent results. So we conducted a meta …

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 …

Mediterranean diet (MD) is an eating pattern that has been worldwide promoted as a model
for healthy eating and has been reported to contribute to a favourable health status and to a …