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SynthesisNutrients2017

Transferability of the Mediterranean Diet to Non-Mediterranean Countries. What Is and What Is Not the Mediterranean Diet.

Miguel Ángel Martínez-González, Maria Soledad Hershey, Itziar Zazpe, Antonia Trichopoulou

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Synthesis in Nutrients, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 138 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

138 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Miguel Ángel Martínez-GonzálezDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain. mamartinez@unav.es.
Maria Soledad HersheyDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain. mhershey@alumni.unav.es.
Itziar ZazpeDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain. izazpe@unav.es.
Antonia TrichopoulouHellenic Health Foundation, 11527 Athens, Greece. atrichopoulou@hhf-greece.gr.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Substantial evidence has verified the Mediterranean diet's (MedDiet) nutritional adequacy, long-term sustainability, and effectiveness for preventing hard clinical events from cardiovascular disease (CVD), as well as increasing longevity. This article includes a cumulative meta-analysis of prospective studies supporting a strong inverse association between closer adherence to the MedDiet and the incidence of hard clinical events of CVD. The MedDiet has become an increasingly popular topic of interest when focusing on overall food patterns rather than single nutrient intake, not only in Mediterranean countries, but also globally. However, several myths and misconceptions associated with the traditional Mediterranean diet should be clearly addressed and dispelled, particularly those that label as "Mediterranean" an eating pattern that is not in line with the traditional Mediterranean diet. The transferability of the traditional MedDiet to the non-Mediterranean populations is possible, but it requires a multitude of changes in dietary habits. New approaches for promoting healthy dietary behavior consistent with the MedDiet will offer healthful, sustainable, and practical strategies at all levels of public health. The following article presents practical resources and knowledge necessary for accomplishing these changes.

Indexed as

Diet, MediterraneanFeeding BehaviorCardiovascular DiseasesFoodHealth BehaviorHumansPatient Compliancecardiovascular diseasedietary interventiondietary patternsdietary recommendationsMediterranean diet

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PMID29117146
PMCPMC5707698

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