Health implications of Mediterranean diets in light of contemporary knowledge. Plant foods and dairy products.
Several carefully studied populations in Mediterranean countries and in some areas in Asia where traditional diets consisted largely of foods of plant origin exhibit low rates of many chronic diseases and long life expectancies. Many case-control and prospective studies have provided further evidence that high consumption of plant foods confers numerous health benefits. Investigations support […]
Combined effects of a dietary portfolio of plant sterols; vegetable protein; viscous fibre and almonds on LDL particle size
Studies conducted in the last 20 years have led to the identification of small dense LDL as an important risk factor for CVD. Consumption of plant sterols; soyabean proteins; viscous fibre and nuts are known to modulate the risk of CVD favourably through their cholesterol (Chol)-lowering properties; both independently and more recently in combination. Nevertheless; […]
Seven Countries: A multivariate analysis of death and coronary heart disease
Copper in nuts may lower heart disease risk.
Revision 2000: a statement for healthcare professionals from the Nutrition Committee of the American Heart Association.
Fish Consumption; Fish Oil; Omega-3 Fatty Acids; and Cardiovascular Disease.
Mortality in vegetarians and non-vegetarians: a collaborative analysis of 8300 deaths among 76;000 men and women in five prospective studies
OBJECTIVE: To compare the mortality rates of vegetarians and non-vegetarians. DESIGN: Collaborative analysis using original data from five prospective studies. Death rate ratios for vegetarians compared to non-vegetarians were calculated for ischaemic heart disease; cerebrovascular disease; cancers of the stomach; large bowel; lung; breast and prostate; and for all causes of death. All results were […]
Mediterranean diet; lifestyle factors; and 10-year mortality in elderly men and women.
CONTEXT: Dietary patterns and lifestyle factors are associated with mortality from all causes; coronary heart disease; cardiovascular diseases; and cancer; but few studies have investigated these factors in combination. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the single and combined effect of Mediterranean diet; being physically active; moderate alcohol use; and nonsmoking on all-cause and cause-specific mortality in European […]
Effects of a dietary portfolio of cholesterol-lowering foods vs. lovastatin on serum lipids and c-reactive protein.
CONTEXT: To enhance the effectiveness of diet in lowering cholesterol; recommendations of the Adult Treatment Panel III of the National Cholesterol Education Program emphasize diets low in saturated fat together with plant sterols and viscous fibers; and the American Heart Association supports the use of soy protein and nuts. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a diet […]
Direct comparison of a dietary portfolio of cholesterol-lowering foods with a statin in hypercholesterolemic partipants.
BACKGROUND: 3-Hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors reduce serum cholesterol and are increasingly advocated in primary prevention to achieve reductions in LDL cholesterol. Newer dietary approaches combining cholesterol-lowering foods may offer another option; but these approaches have not been compared directly with statins in the same persons. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to compare; in the same […]