Mediterranean Diet

A diet typical of the Mediterranean region characterized by a pattern high in fruits and vegetables, cereals and bread, potatoes, poultry, beans, nuts, olive oil and fish while low in red meat and dairy and moderate in alcohol consumption.

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Networked: 950 relevant articles (86 outcomes, 221 trials/studies)

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Therapy Context: Research Results

Experts

1.	Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B: 54 articles (11/2015 - 02/2002)
2.	Salas-Salvadó, Jordi: 29 articles (11/2015 - 06/2007)
3.	Stefanadis, Christodoulos: 27 articles (11/2015 - 02/2002)
4.	Pitsavos, Christos: 27 articles (11/2015 - 02/2002)
5.	Estruch, Ramón: 26 articles (11/2015 - 02/2006)
6.	Corella, Dolores: 25 articles (11/2015 - 06/2007)
7.	Ros, Emilio: 24 articles (11/2015 - 06/2007)
8.	Arós, Fernando: 19 articles (11/2015 - 06/2007)
9.	Chrysohoou, Christina: 17 articles (09/2015 - 08/2002)
10.	Serra-Majem, Lluís: 16 articles (12/2015 - 02/2006)

Related Diseases

1.	Cardiovascular Diseases (Cardiovascular Disease) 06/01/2015 - "The Mediterranean diet has been proven to be highly effective in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. " 07/01/2011 - "Today, the Mediterranean diet is considered one of the most effective in terms of its prevention of cardiovascular disease." 03/01/2015 - "Our synthesis will highlight the potential for the Mediterranean diet to act as a key player in cardiovascular disease prevention, and attempt to identify certain aspects of the diet that are particularly beneficial for cardioprotection. " 01/01/2015 - "Adhering to the Mediterranean diet (MeDi) is known to be beneficial with regard to many age-associated diseases including cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. " 10/01/2007 - "While numerous epidemiological studies have supported the concept that adherence to the traditional Mediterranean diet is beneficial for health and particularly protects against cardiovascular disease, the limited number of intervention studies in this field have not yet provided major support. "
2.	Neoplasms (Cancer) 10/01/2006 - "Olives and their derivatives represent an important component of the Mediterranean diet that has been considered to be protective against cancer. " 12/01/2013 - "Contrary to the pharmacological approach of cardiovascular prevention, the adoption of the Mediterranean diet has been associated with a significant reduction in new cancers and overall mortality. " 09/02/2005 - "Our data may also explain the cancer-protective effects of the olive-rich Mediterranean diet." 10/15/2014 - "The aim of this research study was to meta-analyze the effects of adherence to Mediterranean diet (MD) on overall cancer risk, and different cancer types. " 10/15/2014 - "Adherence to Mediterranean diet and risk of cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies."
3.	Coronary Disease (Coronary Heart Disease) 04/25/2005 - "Greater adherence to the traditional Mediterranean diet is associated with a significant reduction in mortality among individuals diagnosed as having coronary heart disease." 11/01/2014 - "As with the French paradox, where French were found to have a lower rate of coronary heart disease (CHD), helped to identify the role of the Mediterranean diet and wine consumption in the prevention of CHD, the Hispanic paradox could help identify protective factors against CHD. " 02/01/2010 - "Adoption and maintenance of a Mediterranean diet in patients with coronary heart disease from a Northern European population: a pilot randomised trial of different methods of delivering Mediterranean diet advice." 01/01/2007 - "Mediterranean diet is associated with lower incidence of coronary heart disease, and two randomised trials indicated that it improves prognosis of coronary patients. " 06/01/2006 - "Epidemiological studies as well as randomised dietary trials suggest that Mediterranean diet may be important in relation to the pathogenesis and prevention of coronary heart disease (CHD). "
4.	Weight Loss (Weight Reduction) 01/01/2012 - "Cognitive behavioral therapy based on the Mediterranean diet has proven to be effective in clinical practice with regard to weight loss, body fat distribution, biochemical parameters, blood pressure and simplicity of following the diet." 01/01/2014 - "Further, reductions in total carbohydrate intake, increases in protein intake, and adoption of a Mediterranean diet seem to be more effective in inducing weight loss than reductions in fat intake. " 12/01/2008 - "Efficacy of diets in weight loss regimens: is the Mediterranean diet appropiate?" 09/01/2011 - "No study has yet examined how weight loss modifies the impact of the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) on cardiovascular risk factors in men with the metabolic syndrome (MetS). " 02/01/2011 - "Mediterranean diet and weight loss: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials."
5.	Stroke (Strokes) 06/01/2012 - "Meta-analyses conducted by our group have revealed, in a population of over than 2 million of people, that adherence to Mediterranean diet determines a significant reduction on the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular accidents. " 10/01/2013 - "Meta-regression analysis indicated that the protective effects of Mediterranean diet in stroke prevention seemed more sizeable among males. " 11/01/2015 - "No study has addressed the association between diagnostic subtype of stroke and its severity and adherence to a Mediterranean Diet in subjects with acute ischemic stroke. " 02/01/2016 - "Appropriate food ingredients can significantly decrease stroke risk as recently confirmed for Mediterranean diet. " 11/01/2015 - "Patients with lower adherence to a Mediterranean Diet are more likely to have an atherosclerotic (LAAS) stroke, a worse clinical presentation of ischemic stroke at admission and a higher Rankin score at discharge."

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	olive oil
2.	Phenols
3.	Antioxidants
4.	Biological Markers (Surrogate Marker)
5.	Unsaturated Fatty Acids (Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids)
6.	Uric Acid (Urate)
7.	Glucose (Dextrose)
8.	Triglycerides (Triacylglycerol)
9.	Oils
10.	Free Radicals

Related Therapies and Procedures

1.	Fat-Restricted Diet (Diet, Fat Restricted)
2.	Ketogenic Diet
3.	Chemoprevention
4.	Bariatric Surgery
5.	Mediterranean Diet