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Published in: BMC Medicine 1/2014

Open Access 01-12-2014 | Forum

Definitions and potential health benefits of the Mediterranean diet: views from experts around the world

Authors: Antonia Trichopoulou, Miguel A Martínez-González, Tammy YN Tong, Nita G Forouhi, Shweta Khandelwal, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Dariush Mozaffarian, Michel de Lorgeril

Published in: BMC Medicine | Issue 1/2014

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Abstract

The Mediterranean diet has been linked to a number of health benefits, including reduced mortality risk and lower incidence of cardiovascular disease. Definitions of the Mediterranean diet vary across some settings, and scores are increasingly being employed to define Mediterranean diet adherence in epidemiological studies. Some components of the Mediterranean diet overlap with other healthy dietary patterns, whereas other aspects are unique to the Mediterranean diet. In this forum article, we asked clinicians and researchers with an interest in the effect of diet on health to describe what constitutes a Mediterranean diet in different geographical settings, and how we can study the health benefits of this dietary pattern.
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Metadata
Title
Definitions and potential health benefits of the Mediterranean diet: views from experts around the world
Authors
Antonia Trichopoulou
Miguel A Martínez-González
Tammy YN Tong
Nita G Forouhi
Shweta Khandelwal
Dorairaj Prabhakaran
Dariush Mozaffarian
Michel de Lorgeril
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Medicine / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1741-7015
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-12-112

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