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The Effect of the Traditional Mediterranean-Style Diet on Metabolic Risk Factors: A Meta-Analysis.

Marissa Garcia, Jessica D Bihuniak, Julia Shook, Anne Kenny, Jane Kerstetter, Tania B Huedo-Medina

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Synthesis in Nutrients, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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46citing papers in PubMed, 11 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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46 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 97 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Marissa GarciaDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA. Marissa.Garcia27@gmail.com.
Jessica D BihuniakNYU Steinhardt, Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA. jdb13@nyu.edu.
Julia ShookDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA. Julia.shook@uconn.edu.
Anne KennyCenter on Aging, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT06030, USA. kenny@uchc.edu.
Jane KerstetterDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA. Jane.Kerstetter@uconn.edu.
Tania B Huedo-MedinaDepartment of Allied Health Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA. Tania.Huedo-Medina@uconn.edu.
University of Connecticut · USNew York University · USUConn Health · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Mediterranean-style diet (MedSD) has gained attention for its positive effects on health outcomes, including metabolic risk factors. However, it is unknown as to which components of MedSD interventions are most beneficial in reducing risk. The objective of this meta-analysis was to obtain effect sizes for metabolic risk factors and explain the variability across the current literature based on study design, sample, and diet characteristics. Six electronic databases were searched from inception until 9 February 2016. Data from 29 studies (N = 4133) were included. There were significant effects in favor of the MedSD for waist circumference, triglycerides, blood glucose, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure (d+ = -0.54; d+ = -0.46; d+ = -0.50; d+ = -0.72; d+ = -0.94, respectively). The MedSD was significantly beneficial when the intervention was longer in duration, was conducted in Europe, used a behavioral technique, and was conducted using small groups. The traditional MedSD had significant beneficial effects on five of the six metabolic risk factors. Results from this study provide support for population specific dietary guideline for metabolic risk reduction.

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Diet, MediterraneanBiomarkersHumansMetabolic SyndromeNutritional StatusProtective FactorsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsBiomarkersMediterranean dietmeta-analysismetabolic syndrome

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PMID26999195
PMCPMC4808896
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