The Mediterranean diet is a diet invented in the United States in the 1980s[1] and inspired by the eating habits of Italy and Greece in the 1960s. The principal aspects of this diet include proportionally high consumption of olive oil, legumes, unrefined cereals, fruits, and vegetables, moderate to high consumption of fish, moderate consumption of dairy products (mostly as cheese and yogurt), moderate wine consumption, and low consumption of non-fish meat products. Olive oil has been studied as a potential health factor for reducing all-cause mortality and the risk of chronic diseases.
Components of the Book:
- Chapter 1
Prospective association of the Mediterranean diet with cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality and its population impact in a non-Mediterranean population: the EPIC-Norfolk study
- Chapter 2
Preventing the recurrence of depression with a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil. The PREDI-DEP trial: study protocol
- Chapter 3
Nordic diet, Mediterranean diet, and the risk of chronic diseases: the EPIC-Potsdam study
- Chapter 4
Effect of ketogenic mediterranean diet with phytoextracts and low carbohydrates/high-protein meals on weight, cardiovascular risk factors, body composition and diet compliance in Italian council employees
- Chapter 5
A paleolithic diet is more satiating per calorie than a mediterranean-like diet in individuals with ischemic heart disease
- Chapter 6
A randomised controlled intervention trial evaluating the efficacy of an Australianised Mediterranean diet compared to the habitual Australian diet on cognitive function, psychological wellbeing and cardiovascular health in healthy older adults (MedLey study): protocol paper
- Chapter 7
Pilot randomized controlled trial of a Mediterranean diet or diet supplemented with fish oil, walnuts, and grape juice in overweight or obese US adults
- Chapter 8
Mediterranean diet and risk of rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based case-control study
- Chapter 9
Older Australians can adhere to a traditional Mediterranean style diet over two weeks: a pilot dietary intervention study
- Chapter 10
Sustained adherence to a Mediterranean diet and physical activity on all-cause mortality in the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study: application of the g-formula
- Chapter 11
Association Between Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Asthma in Peruvian Children
- Chapter 12
Focus groups inform a mobile health intervention to promote adherence to a Mediterranean diet and engagement in physical activity among people living with HIV
- Chapter 13
Effect of a Mediterranean type diet on inflammatory and cartilage degradation biomarkers in patients with osteoarthritis
- Chapter 14
Adherence to the Mediterranean diet moderates the association of aminotransferases with the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome; the ATTICA study
- Chapter 15
Nutrition behaviour and compliance with the Mediterranean diet pyramid recommendations: an Italian survey-based study
Readership:
Students, academics, teachers and other people attending or interested in Mediterranean Diet
Fumiaki Imamura, MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, UK
Kay-Tee Khaw, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Lindsay M. Jaacks, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, USA
Elizabeth J. Williamson, Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
Allison Hodge, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
John Garcia, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, USA
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