Definitions and potential health benefits of the Mediterranean diet: views from experts around the world
Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: The Mediterranean diet has been linked to a number of health benefits, including reduced mortality risk and lower incidence of cardiovascular disease. Definitions of the Mediterranean diet vary across some settings, and scores are increasingly being employed to define Mediterranean diet adherence in epidemiological studies. Some components of the Mediterranean diet overlap with other healthy dietary patterns, whereas other aspects are unique to the Mediterranean diet. In this forum article, we asked clinicians and researchers with an interest in the effect of diet on health to describe what constitutes a Mediterranean diet in different geographical settings, and how we can study the health benefits of this dietary pattern.
Source: BMC Medicine
Institutions: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Hellenic Health Foundation, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Universidad de Navarra, University of Cambridge, MRC Epidemiology Unit, Centre for Chronic Disease Control, Public Health Foundation of India, Tufts University, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Joseph Fourier, Translational Innovation in Medicine and Complexity
Language: English
Topic: Nutritional Studies and Diet
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $4,190
Funder: Medical Research Council
Award: Nutritional epidemiology
OpenAlex ID: W2159608353