Diet, nutrition & weight loss
The Mediterranean diet —
References & further reading
1 Paniagua, J., et al. 2007. A MUFA-rich diet improves postprandial glucose, lipid and GLP-1 responses in insulin-resistant subjects. J. Am. Coll. Nutr., 26 (5), 434–444. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=PubMed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&
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Paniagua, J., et al. 2007. Monounsaturated fat-rich diet prevents central body fat distribution and decreases postprandial adiponectin expression induced by a carbohydrate-rich diet in insulin-resistant subjects. Diabetes Care, 30 (7), 1717–1723. URL (full text): http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/full/30/7/1717 (accessed 11.05.2007).
2 Hill, A., et al. 2007. Combining fish-oil supplements with regular aerobic exercise improves body composition and cardiovascular disease risk factors. Am. J. Clin. Nutr., 85 (5), 1267–1274. URL (abstract): http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/85/5/1267 (accessed 09.21.2007).
3 Harriss, L., et al. 2007. Dietary patterns and cardiovascular mortality in the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study. Am. J. Clin. Nutr., 86 (1), 221–229. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?orig_db=PubMed&db=PubMed&cmd
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Vincent–Baudry, S., et al. 2005. The Medi-RIVAGE study: Reduction of cardiovascular disease risk factors after a 3-mo intervention with a Mediterranean-type diet or a low-fat diet. Am. J. Clin. Nutr., 82, (5), 964–971. URL (full text): http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/82/5/964 (accessed 10.25.2007).
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(No author listed.) 2007. Support for Med diet’s heart benefits keeps growing. URL: http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/ng.asp?id=78858 (accessed 10.25.2007).
(No author listed.) Nutraingredients.com. 2005. Mediterranean diet cuts heart disease risk factors. URL: http://nutraingredients.com/news/ng.asp?id=64126 (accessed 10.25.2007).
4 Scarmeas, N., et al. 2007. Mediterranean diet and Alzheimer disease mortality. Neurology, 69, 1084–1093. URL (abstract): http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/abstract/69/11/1084 (accessed 10.25.2007).
5 McKellar, G., et al. 2007. A pilot study of a Mediterranean-type diet intervention in female patients with rheumatoid arthritis living in areas of social deprivation in Glasgow. Ann. Rheum. Dis., 66, 1239–1243. URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?orig_db=PubMed&db=PubMed&cmd=
Search&term=17613557 (accessed 10.25.2007).
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Heller, L. 2007. Med diet found to benefit arthritis sufferers. URL: http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/ng.asp?n=79807&m=1NIE917&c=uzuhcbwlwpxgpva (accessed 10.25.2007).
6 Mitrou, P., et al. 2007. Mediterranean dietary pattern and prediction of all-cause mortality in a US population — Results from the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. Arch. Int. Med., 167 (22), 2467–2468. URL (abstract): http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/167/22/2461 (accessed 12.11.2007).
Staff reporter. 2007. Med diet linked to longer life — study. URL: http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/ng.asp?n=81979&m=1NIED11&c=uzuhcbwlwpxgpva (accessed 12.11.2007).
7 Curtis, B., & O’Keefe, J. 2002. Postgraduate medicine: Understanding the Mediterranean diet. URL: http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2002/08_02/curtis.htm (accessed 08.16.2007).
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Omega-3’s and the Mediterranean diet
Original Publication Date: 11/09/2007
Last Modified: 12/11/2007
Principal Author: Marcella Sweet