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ReviewBiomedicines2020

Mediterranean Diet as a Tool to Combat Inflammation and Chronic Diseases. An Overview.

Christina Tsigalou, Theocharis Konstantinidis, Afroditi Paraschaki, Elisavet Stavropoulou, Chrissoula Voidarou, Eugenia Bezirtzoglou

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Review in Biomedicines, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 126 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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126citing papers in PubMed, 13 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

126 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 191 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Christina TsigalouLaboratory of Microbiology, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Dragana, Alexandroupolis, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-7869-6824
Theocharis KonstantinidisLaboratory of Microbiology, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Dragana, Alexandroupolis, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-4296-3414
Afroditi ParaschakiLaboratory of Microbiology, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Dragana, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Elisavet StavropoulouCentre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Rue du Bugnon, Vaud, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Chrissoula VoidarouPublic Health Laboratory, 47100 Arta Prefecture, Arta, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8035-1710
Eugenia BezirtzoglouLaboratory of Hygiene and Environmental Protection, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Dragana, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
Democritus University of Thrace · GRTechnological Educational Institute of Epirus · GRUniversity Hospital of Lausanne · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since ancient times, the quality of nourishment is a milestone for the maintenance of health and as it is stated 'prevention is better than cure', amongst the so-called 'healthy' diets Mediterranean diet (MD) claims the lion's share. It stands in good stead because of a variety of valuable macro- and micronutrients. So, adherence to a MD is associated with the reduction of inflammation and non-communicable (NCD) OR chronic diseases. Numerous studies try to scrutinize the role of MD components as regards reducing inflammation, lowering rate, and mortality for disorders and illnesses, and preventing NCD. MD regime of the inhabitants of the Mediterranean basin includes a variety of ethnic nutritional habits and regulates an array of effects and epigenetic changes that affect human wellbeing. The research is still ongoing and endeavors to elucidate every aspect of this issue. This review focuses on the impact of MD on inflammation highlights positive results regarding NCD and indicates the need for more high-quality experiments and trials in order to overcome any discrepancies.

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chronic diseasesdietdiet habitdiet patternshealthinflammationMediterranean dietnutrients

Identifiers

PMID32650619
PMCPMC7400632
OpenAlexW3041105872

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