Benefits of the Mediterranean diet beyond the Mediterranean Sea and beyond food patterns

BMC Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Martínez González, Miguel A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Clinical trial; Mediterranean diet; Obesity; Primary prevention

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DEATH; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NOTE; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; UNITED KINGDOM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; HUMANS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84992146573     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12916-016-0714-3     Document Type: Note

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