4.6 Article Proceedings Paper

Mediterranean food pattern and the primary prevention of chronic disease: recent developments

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NUTRITION REVIEWS
Volume 67, Issue 5, Pages S111-S116

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OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2009.00172.x

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blood pressure; dietary patterns; follow-up studies; intervention studies; monounsaturated fat

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Recent evidence supports the cardioprotective role of a Mediterranean food pattern. The major findings of the Greek and EPIC-Elderly cohort, the SUN study, the Medi-RIVAGE and the PREDIMED trials are reviewed. Definitive answers will come from ongoing primary prevention trials that assess clinical events as outcomes.

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