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    Association between type 2 diabetes and depressive symptoms after a 1-year follow-up in an older adult Mediterranean population

    To examine the cross-sectional association between baseline depressive symptoms and the presence of type 2 diabetes (T2D), and its association with glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and other metabolic variables, an...

    I. Baenas, L. Camacho-Barcia, R. Granero in Journal of Endocrinological Investigation (2024)

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    Intensive Weight-Loss Lifestyle Intervention Using Mediterranean Diet and COVID-19 Risk in Older Adults: Secondary Analysis of PREDIMED-Plus Trial

    We tested the effects of a weight-loss intervention encouraging energy-reduced MedDiet and physical activity (PA) in comparison to ad libitum MedDiet on COVID-19 incidence in older adults.

    Sangeetha Shyam, J. F. García-Gavilán in The journal of nutrition, health & aging (2023)

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    Halo effect of a Mediterranean-lifestyle weight-loss intervention on untreated family members’ weight and physical activity: a prospective study

    Obesity is subject to strong family clustering. The relatives of participants in weight-loss interventions may also modify their lifestyle and lose weight. The aim of this study was to examine the presence and...

    M. D. Zomeño, C. Lassale, A. Perez-Vega in International Journal of Obesity (2021)

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    Psychometric properties of the Weight Locus of Control Scale (MWLCS): study with Spanish individuals of different anthropometric nutritional status

    The Multidimensional Weight Locus of Control Scale (MWLCS) measures a person’s beliefs regarding the locus of control or lack of locus of control over his/her body weight.

    A. Cebolla, C. Botella, L. Galiana in Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on A… (2020)

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    A Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra virgin olive oil or nuts improves endothelial markers involved in blood pressure control in hypertensive women

    Serum nitric oxide (NO) reduction and increased endothelin-1 (ET-1) play a pivotal role in endothelial dysfunction and hypertension. Considering that traditional Mediterranean diet (TMD) reduces blood pressure...

    C. E. Storniolo, R. Casillas, M. Bulló, O. Castañer in European Journal of Nutrition (2017)

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    Adherence to Mediterranean diet is associated with methylation changes in inflammation-related genes in peripheral blood cells

    Epigenetic processes, including DNA methylation, might be modulated by environmental factors such as the diet, which in turn have been associated with the onset of several diseases such as obesity or cardiovas...

    A. Arpón, J. I. Riezu-Boj, F. I. Milagro, A Marti in Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry (2016)

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    Anti-inflammatory effect of virgin olive oil in stable coronary disease patients: a randomized, crossover, controlled trial

    To assess the effect of two similar olive oils, but with differences in their phenolic compounds (powerful antioxidant compounds), on inflammatory markers in stable coronary heart disease patients.

    M Fitó, M Cladellas, R de la Torre, J Martí in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2008)

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    Tyrosol and hydroxytyrosol are absorbed from moderate and sustained doses of virgin olive oil in humans

    Objective: To investigate the absorption of tyrosol and hydroxytyrosol from moderate and sustained doses of virgin olive oil consumption. The study also aimed to investigate whether these phenolic compounds could...

    E Miró-Casas, M-I Covas, M Fitó in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2003)

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    Effect of ingestion of virgin olive oil on human low-density lipoprotein composition

    Objective: To measure the incorporation of oleic acid and antioxidants (phenols and vitamin E) to low density lipoprotein (LDL) after acute and short-term ingestion of virgin olive oil. To study whether this inco...

    E Gimeno, M Fitó, RM Lamuela-Raventós in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2002)