Effects of a Mediterranean-Style Diet on Cardiovascular Risk Factors a Randomized Trial

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-11

  Estruch, Ramon ^a   Martínez González, Miguel Angel ^b   Corella, Dolores ^c   Salas Salvadó, Jordi ^d   Ruiz Gutiérrez, Valentina ^e   Covas, María Isabel ^f   Fiol, Miguel ^g   Gómez Gracia, Enrique ^h   López Sabater, Mari Carmen ⁱ   Vinyoles, Ernest ^j   Arós, Fernando ^k   Conde, Manuel ^l   Lahoz, Carlos ^m   Lapetra, José ⁿ   Sáez, Guillermo ^c   Ros, Emilio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTO DE LA GRASA   (Spain)

^f INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

ⁱ School of Pharmacy   (Spain)

^j INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^k Hospital Txangorritxu   (Spain)

^l HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

^m HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

ⁿ San Pablo Health Center   (Spain)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INSULIN; OLIVE OIL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHOLESTEROL; EDIBLE OIL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LOW FAT DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUT; NUTRITION EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; DIETARY FATS, UNSATURATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTS; PLANT OILS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33745475669     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-145-1-200607040-00004     Document Type: Article

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