More than 50 years after the Seven Countries Study, a large number of epidemiological
studies have explored the relationship between the Mediterranean diet (MD) and health …

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

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 …

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors which severely
increases the risk of type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Several epidemiological …

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is established as the combination of central obesity and different
metabolic disturbances, such as insulin resistance, hypertension and dyslipidemia. This …

Indices reflecting overall diet quality are used globally in research to predict the risk of
various diseases and metabolic disorders such as metabolic syndrome (MetS). Such indices …

Background In order to prevent overweight and obesity in the general population we need to
understand the relationship between the proportion of energy from fat and resulting weight …

Background Several translational studies have identified the differential role between
saturated and unsaturated fatty acids at cardiovascular level. However, the molecular …

Consumption of olive oil within the Mediterranean diet has been long known to have many
health benefits. However, only over the last decade has epidemiological research confirmed …

Metabolic syndrome, also as known as Syndrome X or Insulin Resistance Syndrome, is a
complex health problem featuring visceral obesity (the main diagnostic criterion), insulin …