ArticleNutrients2018
Contrasting Effects of Short-Term Mediterranean and Vegan Diets on Microvascular Function and Cholesterol in Younger Adults: A Comparative Pilot Study.
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- The Effect of the Mediterranean Diet on Metabolic Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Trials in Adults.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
- No effect of nitrate-rich beetroot juice on microvascular function and blood pressure in younger and older individuals: a randomised, placebo-controlled double-blind pilot study.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2022Trial
- Practice-based observations of barriers to dietary adherence among patients hospitalized with congestive heart failure in a safety-net hospital.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
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- Cardiovascular Disease and the Mediterranean Diet: Insights into Sex-Specific Responses.Nutrients · 2024Review
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- Diet in Scleroderma: Is There a Need for Intervention?Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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- Introducing Plant-Based Mediterranean Diet as a Lifestyle Medicine Approach in Latin America: Opportunities Within the Chilean Context.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Review
- Adherence to a Mediterranean diet associated with lower blood pressure in a US sample: Findings from the Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2020Article
- Mediterranean Diet and Endothelial Function: A Review of its Effects at Different Vascular Bed Levels.Nutrients · 2020Review
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Abstract
The Mediterranean diet has been shown to improve cardiovascular health. Vegan diets have demonstrated similar benefits, albeit in fewer studies. In a comparative pilot study, we compared the effects of a short-term Mediterranean Diet (MD) and Vegan Diet (VD) on microvascular function and cholesterol levels in a healthy population. Twenty-four young (aged 18 to 35 years) healthy volunteers followed a four-week intervention (MD = 12; VD = 12) ad libitum. Pre and post-intervention anthropometrics, microvascular function (assessed via LDF and expressed as raw CVC and %CVC MAX), dietary-analysis data (Calories, Protein, Carbohydrates, Total Fat, Saturated Fat, Fibre), Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP), Blood Pressure, Total Cholesterol (TC), High Density Lipoprotein (HDL-C) and TC:HDL-C were compared. MD participants reduced Total Fat intake (
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