Mediterranean diet, dietary polyphenols and low grade inflammation: results from the MOLI-SANI study

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 107-113

  Bonaccio, Marialaura ^a   Pounis, George ^a   Cerletti, Chiara ^a   Donati, Maria Benedetta ^a   Iacoviello, Licia ^a   de Gaetano, Giovanni ^a  

^a IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

Author keywords

dietary habits; low grade inflammation; Mediterranean diet; polyphenols

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; POLYPHENOL;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CELL FUNCTION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LOW GRADE INFLAMMATION; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MEDITERRANEAN DIET ADHERENCE SCORE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; IMMUNOLOGY; ITALY; MALE; NEOPLASM; PROCEDURES;

BIOMARKERS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; ITALY; MALE; NEOPLASMS; POLYPHENOLS;

EID: 85003533233     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bcp.12924     Document Type: Review

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