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Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease with a Mediterranean diet.
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Among persons at high cardiovascular risk, a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or nuts reduced the incidence of major cardiovascular events.
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A short screener is valid for assessing Mediterranean diet adherence among older Spanish men and women.
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The present study assessed the relative and construct validity of the 14-point Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS) used in the PREDIMED study, a primary prevention nutrition-intervention trial, and found it is a valid instrument for rapid estimation of adherence to the Mediterranean diet and may be useful in clinical practice.
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Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with a Mediterranean Diet Supplemented with Extra‐Virgin Olive Oil or Nuts
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In this study involving persons at high cardiovascular risk, the incidence of major cardiovascular events was lower among those assigned to a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra‐virgin olive oil or nuts than among those assign to a reduced‐fat diet.
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A 14-Item Mediterranean Diet Assessment Tool and Obesity Indexes among High-Risk Subjects: The PREDIMED Trial
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A brief 14-item tool was able to capture a strong monotonic inverse association between adherence to a good quality dietary pattern (Mediterranean diet) and obesity indexes in a population of adults at high cardiovascular risk.
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Relative validity of a semi-quantitative food-frequency questionnaire in an elderly Mediterranean population of Spain
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FFQ measurements had good reproducibility and a relative validity similar to those of FFQ used in other prospective studies, according to the Pearson correlation coefficient and intraclass correlation coefficient.
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Distribution and determinants of sedentary lifestyles in the European Union.
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Prevalence of sedentary lifestyle in the EU is high, especially among inhabitants of some Mediterranean countries, obese subjects, less-educated people, and current smokers, whereas the prevalence was higher among older, obese, less educated, widowed/divorced individuals, andCurrent smokers.
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Mediterranean diet improves cognition: the PREDIMED-NAVARRA randomised trial
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An intervention with MedDiets enhanced with either EVOO or nuts appears to improve cognition compared with a low-fat diet, and results did not differ after controlling for incident depression.
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Metabolomics in Prediabetes and Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
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In studies using high-throughput metabolomics, several blood amino acids appear to be consistently associated with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
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Mediterranean Diet and Age-Related Cognitive Decline: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
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In an older population, a Mediterranean diet supplemented with olive oil or nuts is associated with improved cognitive function, and this work is likely to be a first step towards addressing the underlying cause of dementia in patients at high cardiovascular risk.
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Association of the Mediterranean dietary pattern with the incidence of depression: the Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra/University of Navarra follow-up (SUN) cohort.
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The results suggest a potential protective role of the MDP with regard to the prevention of depressive disorders; additional longitudinal studies and trials are needed to confirm these findings.
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