Predimed Study. Mediterranean Diet in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

Mediterranean Diet in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (PREDIMED Study)

Scientific evidence of interventions using the Mediterranean diet: a systematic review.

The Mediterranean Diet has been associated with greater longevity and quality of life in epidemiological studies, the majority being observational. The application of evidence-based medicine to the area of public health nutrition involves the necessity of developing clinical trials and systematic reviews to develop sound recommendations. The purpose of this study was to analyze and review the e...

Effect of the Mediterranean diet on blood pressure in the PREDIMED trial: results from a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND Hypertension can be prevented by adopting healthy dietary patterns. Our aim was to assess the 4-year effect on blood pressure (BP) control of a randomized feeding trial promoting the traditional Mediterranean dietary pattern. METHODS The PREDIMED primary prevention trial is a randomized, single-blinded, controlled trial conducted in Spanish primary healthcare centers. We recruited ...

Effects of a Mediterranean-style diet on cardiovascular risk factors: a randomized trial.

BACKGROUND The Mediterranean diet has been shown to have beneficial effects on cardiovascular risk factors. OBJECTIVE To compare the short-term effects of 2 Mediterranean diets versus those of a low-fat diet on intermediate markers of cardiovascular risk. DESIGN Substudy of a multicenter, randomized, primary prevention trial of cardiovascular disease (Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea [PRED...

Benefits of the Mediterranean diet beyond the Mediterranean Sea and beyond food patterns

Abundant and growing evidence has accrued to demonstrate that the traditional Mediterranean diet is likely to be the ideal dietary pattern for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. A landmark randomized trial (PREDIMED) together with many well-conducted long-term observational prospective cohort studies support this causal effect.A new, large British cohort study by Tong et al. assessing th...