Affiliations: Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Hypertension Unit, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133, Rome, Italy. Abstract: Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a cluster of metabolic alteration associated with a higher risk of [...]

Affiliations: Human Physiology, Department of Neuroscience, University Tor Vergata, via Montpellier 1, Rome, Italy. angela.andreoli@uniroma2.it   Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of a moderately hypoenergetic Mediterranean diet [...]

Affiliations: Department of Neuroscience, Division of Human Nutrition, University of Tor Vergata, Via Montpellier 1, I-00133 Rome, Italy. delorenzo@uniroma2.it   Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to verify the effects of [...]

Affiliations: Human Nutrition Unit, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Scientific Institute S. Lucia, Italy. delorenzo@uniroma2.it Abstract: A large number of studies have been published on very-low calorie diets and markedly hypocaloric dietary [...]

Affiliations: Department of Neurosciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy. ad.alberti@katamail.com   Abstract: BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Since dietary patterns can influence levels of major risk factors for chronic disease, various [...]

Affiliations: Human Nutrition Section, Department of Neurosciences, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy. fidanzaflaminio@libero.it   Abstract: BACKGROUND AND AIM: The Mediterranean Adequacy Index (MAI) is an overall indicator characterising [...]

Affiliations: Nutrition Section, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy. nutsegr@unipt.it   Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To assess, particularly in longitudinal studies, how close or far the food intakes of population groups are [...]

Affiliations: Association for Cardiac Research - Associazione per la Ricerca Cardiologica, Via Arco di Parma 13, Rome, Italy. Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The purpose was to examine the role of dietary patterns derived from factor analysis and their [...]

Affiliations: VP Association for Cardiac Research - Associazione per la Ricerca Cardiologica, Via Latina 49, 00179 Rome, Italy. menottia@tin.it   Abstract BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The dietary habits defined as the Mediterranean diet have [...]

Affiliations: Unit of Nutrition, Environment and Cancer, Epidemiological Research Programme, Catalan Institute of Oncology-IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain. gbuckland@iconcologia.net Abstract: World Health Organization projections estimate that worldwide [...]

Affiliations: Department of Nutrition-Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece. d.b.panagiotakos@usa.net Abstract: BACKGROUND: Although adherence to the Mediterranean diet has long been associated with lower incidence of various chronic [...]

Affiliations: Metabolic Diseases Unit, Second Medical Department, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece. paletas@med.auth.gr Abstract: BACKGROUND: Obesity is a rapidly expanding epidemic in Western societies, with rates of more than 30% [...]

Affiliations: Cardiology Department, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Greece Abstract: The World Health Organization reports that the number of hypertensives, worldwide, is estimated to be 600 million people. In addition a considerable [...]

Affiliations: VP Association for Cardiac Research - Associazione per la Ricerca Cardiologica, Via Latina 49, 00179 Rome, Italy. menottia@tin.it   Abstract: BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The dietary habits defined as the Mediterranean diet have [...]

Affiliations: nstitute of Respiratory Health, University of Murcia, 30120 El Palmar, Murcia, and Department of Paediatrics, Donostia Hospital, San Sebastián, Spain. lgmarcos@um.es Abstract: BACKGROUND: Although several studies have [...]