Mediterranean diet and metabolic syndrome: The evidence

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 9 SPEC. ISSUE 9A, 2009, Pages 1607-1617

  Babio, Nancy ^a,b   Bulló, Mònica ^a,b   Salas Salvadó, Jordi ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI SANT JOAN DE REUS   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Diabetes; HDL cholesterol; Mediterranean diet; Metabolic syndrome; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 75549088102     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980009990449     Document Type: Article

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