ReviewClinical interventions in aging2008
Effectiveness of the Mediterranean diet in the elderly.
Review in Clinical interventions in aging, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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43 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 115 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Mediterranean Dietary Pattern and Inflammation in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2021Pooled it
- Osteoarthritis and the Mediterranean Diet: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2018Pooled it
- The Association between the Mediterranean Dietary Pattern and Cognitive Health: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2017Pooled it
- Dietary patterns, cognitive decline, and dementia: a systematic review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2015Pooled it
- Higher bacterial DNAemia can affect the impact of a polyphenol-rich dietary pattern on biomarkers of intestinal permeability and cardiovascular risk in older subjects.European journal of nutrition · 2022Trial
- Older Australians Can Achieve High Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet during a 6 Month Randomised Intervention; Results from the Medley Study.Nutrients · 2017Trial
- Editorial: Spotlight on aging: role of exercise and nutrition in healthy longevity.Frontiers in aging · 2025Article
- Adherence to Mediterranean Diet and Biomarkers of Redox Balance and Inflammation in Old Patients Hospitalized in Internal Medicine.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Mediterranean Diet in Older Irish Adults: Prevalence, Patterns, Predictors and Pertinence.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Exploring the Association between Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Arterial Stiffness in Healthy Adults: Findings from the EvasCu Study.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and its association with gastric cancer: health benefits from a Planeterranean perspective.Journal of translational medicine · 2024Review
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- Dietary Inflammatory Index and Associations with Sarcopenia Symptomology in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Global dietary quality in 185 countries from 1990 to 2018 show wide differences by nation, age, education, and urbanicity.Nature food · 2022Article
- Social Capital and Self-Perceived Quality of Life-Interrelated Predictors of Mediterranean Diet Adherence in Older Adults.Nutrients · 2021Article
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- Regional Diets Targeting Gut Microbial Dynamics to Support Prolonged Healthspan.Frontiers in microbiology · 2021Review
- Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Healthy Aging: A Narrative Review over the Last Decade.Maedica · 2020Article
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- Development and Progression of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: The Role of Advanced Glycation End Products.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019Review
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Abstract
The Mediterranean diet is known to be one of the healthiest dietary patterns in the world due to its relation with a low morbidity and mortality for some chronic diseases. The purpose of this study was to review literature regarding the relationship between Mediterranean diet and healthy aging. A MEDLINE search was conducted looking for literature regarding the relationship between Mediterranean diet and cardiovascular disease (or risk factors for cardiovascular disease), cancer, mental health and longevity and quality of life in the elderly population (65 years or older). A selection of 36 articles met the criteria of selection. Twenty of the studies were about Mediterranean diets and cardiovascular disease, 2 about Mediterranean diets and cancer, 3 about Mediterranean diets and mental health and 11 about longevity (overall survival) or mental health. The results showed that Mediterranean diets had benefits on risks factors for cardiovascular disease such as lipoprotein levels, endothelium vasodilatation, insulin resistance, the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome, antioxidant capacity, the incidence of acute myocardial infarction, and cardiovascular mortality. Some positive associations with quality of life and inverse associations with the risk of certain cancers and with overall mortality were also reported.
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