A Mediterranean Diet with an Enhanced Consumption of Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Pistachios Improves Pregnancy Outcomes in Women Without Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Sub-Analysis of the St. Carlos Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Prevention Study.
AIMS: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of a Mediterranean diet (MedDiet), enhanced with extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) and nuts, on a composite of adverse maternofoetal outcomes of women with normoglycemia during pregnancy. METHODS: This was a sub-analysis of the St Carlos gestational diabetes mellitus Prevention Study. Only normoglycemic women […]
Introduction of Complementary Foods to Infants.
While earlier food allergy prevention strategies implemented avoidance of allergenic foods in infancy, the current paradigm is shifting from avoidance to controlled exposure. This review focuses on the outcome of recent randomized controlled trials, which have examined the early introduction of allergenic foods for allergy prevention, and discusses the implementation of results in clinical practice. […]
Food consumption patterns in a mediterranean region: does the mediterranean diet still exist?
AIMS: To assess the food consumption patterns in the adult population of a Mediterranean region: the Balearic Islands (BI). METHODS: A cross-sectional nutritional survey was carried out in the BI between 1999 and 2000. A random sample (n = 1;200) of the adult population (16-65 years) was interviewed. Dietary habits were assessed by means of […]