Dietary Modification: Mediterranean Diet.

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Adherence to a modified Mediterranean diet, high in foods of vegetable origin and unsaturated fatty acids, is associated with lower abdominal adiposity.

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A Mediterranean-style diet achieved by close dietetic supervision improves endothelial function in subjects with abdominal obesity.

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A Mediterranean diet in adults with mild abdominal obesity improves serum lipids and insulin sensitivity.

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Adherence to the Mediterranean diet early in life protects against the development of asthma and atopy in children.

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A high adherence to the Mediterranean diet has been associated with slower cognitive decline, with reduced risk of mild cognitive impairment conversion to Alzheimer's disease and with reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease.

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Additional Keywords : risk reduction

Adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern may protect against coronary artery wall production of inflammatory mediators in patients with unstable angina pectoris.

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Substances : Olive

Olive oil consumption increases HDL-cholesterol levels, while decreasing LDL-cholesterol levels, LDL susceptibility to oxidation and lipid peroxidation.

Study Type : Commentary
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Substances : Olive

The moderate consumption of red wine in the adult population reduces inflammatory biomarkers and is a positive component of the Mediterranean diet.

Study Type : Human Study
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Substances : Wine
Additional Keywords : risk reduction

The Mediterranean diet, which includes a combination of antioxidant compounds and flavonoid-rich foods, appears effective to decrease LDL particle oxidizability, which reduces the risk for cardiovascular disease.

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Substances : flavonoids, Polyphenols
Pharmacological Actions : Antioxidants

Olive oil and red wine antioxidant polyphenols at nutritionally relevant concentrations transcriptionally inhibit endothelial adhesion molecule expression, thus partially explaining atheroprotection from Mediterranean diets.

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Dry olive leaf extract ameliorates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.

Study Type : Animal Study
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Pharmacological Actions : Neuroprotective Agents
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts

Dry olive leaf extract ameliorates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.

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Pharmacological Actions : Neuroprotective Agents
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts

Dry olive leaf extract ameliorates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.

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Pharmacological Actions : Neuroprotective Agents
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts

Adherence to a Mediterranean diet is associated with a reduced risk of essential tremor.

Study Type : Human Study
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Additional Keywords : risk reduction

An onion-olive-oil combination reduces arterial blood pressure, plasma viscosity and hematocrit, indicating the cardiovascular benefits of a Mediterranean diet.

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Substances : Olive, Onion

Gicomo Castelvetro's philosophy of nutrition, e.g. (i.e., "raw vegetables... plenty of generous (olive) oil"), may be protect women against breast cancer.

Study Type : Commentary
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Substances : Olive, Vegetables: All
Diseases : Breast Cancer
Therapeutic Actions : Dietary Modification: Raw Food
Additional Keywords : nutrigenomics

Adherence to the Mediterranean diet attenuates inflammation and coagulation process in healthy adults.

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Mediterranean diets supplemented with olive oil or nuts have beneficial effects on cardiovascular risk factors.

Study Type : Human Study
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Substances : Nuts, Olive
Additional Keywords : risk reduction

Adherence to the mediterranean diet is inversely associated with inflammation (circulating interleukin-6) among middle-aged men.

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Pharmacological Actions : Interleukin-6 downregulation
Additional Keywords : inverse relationship

The Mediterranean dietary pattern reduces the risk of death from all causes, including deaths due to cardiovascular disease and cancer, in a US population.

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Additional Keywords : risk reduction

Conformity to traditional Mediterranean diet reduces cancer incidence

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Diseases : Cancers
Additional Keywords : risk reduction

Olive oil's anti-cancer actions may contribute to an explanation of the Mediterranean diet's association with reduced rates of cancer.

Study Type : Commentary
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Substances : Olive
Diseases : Cancers
Pharmacological Actions : Antineoplastic Agents, Apoptotic

Greater adherence to the traditional Mediterranean diet is associated with a significant reduction in mortality among individuals diagnosed as having coronary heart disease.

Study Type : Human Study
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Additional Keywords : risk reduction

The Mediterranean diet positively influences key genes involved in vascular inflammation, foam cell formation and thrombosis.

Study Type : Animal Study
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Additional Keywords : epigenetic modification

A Mediterranean diet adherence wis associated with a significantly reduced cardiovascular risk

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A Mediterranean diet is associcated with a reduced risk of acute coronary events.

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The presence of wild plants such as artichoke in the Mediterranean diet may largely contribute to its therapeutic profile.

Study Type : Commentary
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Polyphenols from olive exhibit anti-platelet activity which is associated with the cardiovascular benefits of the Mediterranean diet.

Study Type : Commentary
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Pharmacological Actions : Anti-Platelet, Antioxidants
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts

A Mediterranean diet reduces LDL oxidation.

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Phenolic compounds within virgin olive oil inhibit LDL cholesterol oxidation.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Pharmacological Actions : Antioxidants, Vasodilator Agents

High monounsaturated fatty and polyunsaturated fatty acid intake associated with a typical Mediterranean diet protects against age-related cognitive decline.

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A Mediterranean diet moderates the development and clinical progression of coronary heart disease.

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The Mediterranean diet is associated with lower levels of HPA axis disturbance and cortisol.

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A Mediterranean dietary pattern protects against depressive disorders.

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A high-score Mediterranean dietary pattern is associated with a reduced risk of peripheral arterial disease in Italian patients with Type 2 diabetes.

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Additional Keywords : risk reduction

A Mediterranean-style diet leads to favorable changes in glycemic control and coronary risk factors and delay the need for antihyperglycemic drug therapy in overweight patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes.

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Pharmacological Actions : Hypoglycemic Agents
Additional Keywords : drug sparing

Adherence to a Mediterranean diet is associated with a reduced risk of diabetes.

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Additional Keywords : risk reduction

The consumption of a traditional Greek Mediterranean diet even for a short period can reduce platelet activity in patients suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus and in healthy subjects.

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Pharmacological Actions : Anti-Platelet

Mediterranean diet improves erectile function in subjects with the metabolic syndrome.

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A modified Mediterranean-type diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids efficiently potentiated the cholesterol-lowering effect of simvastatin, counteracted the fasting insulin-elevating effect of simvastatin, and, unlike simvastatin, did not decrease serum levels

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Substances : Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Pharmacological Actions : Antioxidants

The Mediterranean diet has a positive effect on triglyceride and vLDL concentrations and quality.

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A Mediterranean diet may protect against homocysteine-induced cardiovascular damage.

Study Type : Commentary
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Additional Keywords : Stilbenes

The Mediterranean-style diet may protect against metabolic syndrome in Americans.

Study Type : Human Study
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Additional Keywords : risk reduction

Adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with positive renal function in healthy adults.

Study Type : Human Study
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Diseases : Kidney Diseases

Mediterranean diets are associated with a lower incidence of metabolic syndrome one year following renal transplantation.

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Additional Keywords : risk reduction

The Mediterranean diet has a protective effect against cutaneous melanoma.

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Pharmacological Actions : Chemopreventive

A Mediterranean diet improves sexual function in women with the metabolic syndrome.

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A diet high in foods associated with the Mediterranean diet reduces all-cause mortality after heart attack.

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Additional Keywords : risk reduction

Greater adherence to the traditional Mediterranean diet is associated with a significant reduction in total mortality.

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Adherence to a Mediterranean diet after myocardial infarction increases overall survival.

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Monounsaturated fatty acid consumption is associated with an increased risk of survival.

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Additional Keywords : risk reduction

A Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil may have a protective role in multiple sclerosis.

Study Type : Human Study
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Substances : Olive

A Mediterranean diet (that emphasizes olive oil, fiber, fruits, vegetables, fish and alcohol and reduces meat/meat products) can be an effective measure for reducing the risk of myocardial infarction.

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Additional Keywords : risk reduction

A Mediterranean diet rich in virgin olive oil is associated with high plasma antioxidant capacity and reduced body weight gain.

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Substances : Olive

The maternal Mediterranean dietary pattern is associated with a reduced risk of spina bifida in the offspring.

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Additional Keywords : risk reduction

Shifting towards a Medieterranean-type diet during pregnancy may reduce the risk of early delivery in Danish women.

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Diseases : Preterm Brith
Additional Keywords : risk reduction
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