ReviewCurrent opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care2016
Mediterranean diet and life expectancy; beyond olive oil, fruits, and vegetables.
Review in Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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73 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 168 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Dietary Interventions in the Treatment of Endometriosis: a Systematic Review.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2022Pooled it
- Processed meat intake and chronic disease morbidity and mortality: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- Transferability of the Mediterranean Diet to Non-Mediterranean Countries. What Is and What Is Not the Mediterranean Diet.Nutrients · 2017Pooled it
- Relationship between the Mediterranean dietary pattern and musculoskeletal health in children, adolescents, and adults: systematic review and evidence map.Nutrition reviews · 2017Pooled it
- A Mediterranean Diet Pattern Improves Intestinal Inflammation Concomitant with Reshaping of the Bacteriome in Ulcerative Colitis: A Randomised Controlled Trial.Journal of Crohn's & colitis · 2023Trial
- Dietary Changes and Anxiety during the Coronavirus Pandemic: Differences between the Sexes.Nutrients · 2021Trial
- Common questions and misconceptions about diets: what does the scientific evidence really show?Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2026Review
- Nutrition care and dietetic resources in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease: An initiative of the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Porto Group and Special Interest Group.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition · 2026Article
- Mediterranean diet adherence, body composition, and recovery outcomes in hospitalised COVID-19 patients: a mixed-methods study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Impact of Mediterranean Dietary Intervention on Reactive Oxygen Species Levels and Total Antioxidant Capacity During Pregnancy.Current issues in molecular biology · 2025Article
- A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Enhanced Version of a Cognitive-Behavioral Video Game Intervention Aimed at Promoting Active Aging: Assessments of Perceived Health and Healthy Lifestyle Habits at Pre- and Post-Intervention.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- The Influence of Mediterranean and Western Dietary Patterns on Sensory Perception and Taste Sensitivity: A Study Among University Students.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Age-Related Cognitive Decline and Dementia: Interface of Microbiome-Immune-Neuronal Interactions.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2025Review
- Gut Microbiota and Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy: Exploration of Dietary Intervention and Treatment Strategies.Food science & nutrition · 2025Review
- Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy vs. Fluorescence Spectroscopy for Olive Oil Authentication.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Low Mediterranean Diet Adherence Is Associated with Poor Socioeconomic Status and Quality of Life: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Nutrients · 2025Article
- The Interplay of Nutrition, the Gut Microbiota and Immunity and Its Contribution to Human Disease.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- Metabolomic Signatures Highlight Fiber-Degrading Bacteroides Species in Mediterranean Diet Response Among Ulcerative Colitis.Gastro hep advances · 2025Article
- Mediterranean Diet and Olive Oil Redox Interactions on Lactate Dehydrogenase Mediated by GutAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
13 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThe recent relevant evidence of the effects of the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) and lifestyle on health (2015 and first months of 2016). RECENT
findingsLarge observational prospective epidemiological studies with adequate control of confounding and two large randomized trials support the benefits of the Mediterranean dietary pattern to increase life expectancy, reduce the risk of major chronic disease, and improve quality of life and well-being. Recently, 19 new studies from large prospective studies showed - with nearly perfect consistency - strong benefits of the MedDiet to reduce the risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, total mortality, heart failure, and disability. Interestingly, two large and well conducted cohorts reported significant cardiovascular benefits after using repeated measurements of diet during a long follow-up period. In addition, Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea, the largest randomized trial with MedDiet, recently reported benefits of this dietary pattern to prevent cognitive decline and breast cancer. SUMMARY: In the era of evidence-based medicine, the MedDiet represents the gold standard in preventive medicine, probably because of the harmonic combination of many elements with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, which overwhelm any single nutrient or food item. The whole seems more important than the sum of its parts.
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