Latest Evidence of the Effects of the Mediterranean Diet in Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

Current Atherosclerosis Reports

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Chiva Blanch, G ^a,b   Badimon, L ^a,b   Estruch, Ramon ^c,d  

^a Institut Català de Ciències Cardiovasculars   (Spain)

^b BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE SANT PAU IIB SANT PAU   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular death; Cardiovascular disease; Diabetes; Fish; Fruits; Hypertension; Inflammation; Lipids; Mediterranean diet; Nuts; Obesity; Olive oil; Oxidative stress; Polyphenols; Risk factors; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LIPID; LIPOPROTEIN;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFLAMMATION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LOW FAT DIET; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRIGENOMICS; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; THERAPY EFFECT; WEIGHT REDUCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HEALTH; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL RESEARCH;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE STYLE;

EID: 84911486386     PISSN: 15233804     EISSN: 15346242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11883-014-0446-9     Document Type: Review

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