Background Mediterranean and low-fat diets are effective in the primary prevention of
cardiovascular disease. We did a long-term randomised trial to compare the effects of these …

Background Observational cohort studies and a secondary prevention trial have shown an
inverse association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and cardiovascular risk …

The PREDIMED (in Spanish: PREvención con DIeta MEDiterránea) primary prevention trial
1–3 reported in 2013 that long-term adherence to an energy-unrestricted Mediterranean diet …

Background Observational cohort studies and a secondary prevention trial have shown
inverse associations between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and cardiovascular risk …

Coronary heart disease (CHD) represents a major global health burden. However, despite
the well-known influence that dietary habits exert over the progression of this disease, there …

Background and Purpose: Lifestyle and diet affect cardiovascular risk, although there is
currently no consensus about the best dietary model for the secondary prevention of …

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Supplement. Background: The Mediterranean diet has been shown to have beneficial …

The Mediterranean diet (MedDiet), abundant in minimally processed plant-based foods, rich
in monounsaturated fat from olive oil, but lower in saturated fat, meats, and dairy products …

Background The Seven Countries study in the 1960s showed that populations in the
Mediterranean region experienced lower coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality probably …

Objective To determine the relative efficacy of structured named diet and health behaviour
programmes (dietary programmes) for prevention of mortality and major cardiovascular …