ArticleNutrients2017
A Mediterranean Diet to Improve Cardiovascular and Cognitive Health: Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Intervention Study.
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- Pooled it
- Mediterranean-style diet for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Implementing a Mediterranean-Style Diet Outside the Mediterranean Region.Current atherosclerosis reports · 2018Pooled it
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- Long-Term Adherence to a Mediterranean Diet 1-Year after Completion of the MedLey Study.Nutrients · 2022Trial
- A Mediterranean Diet with Fresh, Lean Pork Improves Processing Speed and Mood: Cognitive Findings from the MedPork Randomised Controlled Trial.Nutrients · 2019Trial
- Cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the Turkish MIND diet adherence scale for young adults.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- A food-exchange model for achieving the recommended dietary intakes for saturated fat in Irish children: analysis from the cross-sectional National Children's Food Survey II.Public health nutrition · 2024Article
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- MedDiet adherence score for the association between inflammatory markers and cognitive performance in the elderly: a study of the NHANES 2011-2014.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
- Comparison of the Mediterranean diet and the Dietary Approach Stop Hypertension in reducing the risk of 10-year fatal and non-fatal CVD events in healthy adults: the ATTICA Study (2002-2012).Public health nutrition · 2021Article
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- Translation of a Mediterranean-Style Diet into the Australian Dietary Guidelines: A Nutritional, Ecological and Environmental Perspective.Nutrients · 2019Review
- Dairy Fats and Cardiovascular Disease: Do We Really Need to be Concerned?Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Review
- Brain Functional Connectivity Is Modified by a Hypocaloric Mediterranean Diet and Physical Activity in Obese Women.Nutrients · 2017Article
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Abstract
The Mediterranean diet has demonstrated efficacy for improving cardiovascular and cognitive health. However, a traditional Mediterranean diet delivers fewer serves of dairy and less dietary calcium than is currently recommended in Australia, which may limit long-term sustainability. The present study aims to evaluate whether a Mediterranean diet with adequate dairy and calcium can improve cardiovascular and cognitive function in an at-risk population, and thereby reduce risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cognitive decline. A randomised, controlled, parallel, crossover design trial will compare a Mediterranean diet supplemented with dairy foods against a low-fat control diet. Forty participants with systolic blood pressure above 120 mmHg and at least two other risk factors of CVD will undertake each dietary intervention for eight weeks, with an eight-week washout period between interventions. Systolic blood pressure will be the primary measure of interest. Secondary outcomes will include measures of cardiometabolic health, dietary compliance, cognitive function, assessed using the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB), psychological well-being and dementia risk. This research will provide empirical evidence as to whether the Mediterranean diet can be modified to provide recommended dairy and calcium intakes while continuing to deliver positive effects for cardiovascular and cognitive health. The findings will hold relevance for the field of preventative healthcare and may contribute to revisions of national dietary guidelines.
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