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The evaluation of inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers on coffee–diabetes association: results from the 10-year follow-up of the ATTICA Study (2002–2012)
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Hierarchical analysis of dietary, lifestyle and family environment risk factors for childhood obesity: the GRECO study
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Evaluating the role of Mediterranean diet and eating behaviors on the likelihood of having a non-fatal acute coronary syndrome, under the context of stress perception: a case–control study
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Erratum: Lifestyle factors are determinants of children's blood pressure levels: the CYKIDS study
Correction to: The Journal of Human Hypertension (2009) 23, 456–463; doi:10.1038/jhh.2008.151; published online 18 December 2008 Since the publication of the above paper, the authors have noticed an error in t...
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Validation of a Food Frequency Questionnaire Designed for Children 10-12 Years: The Panacea-FFQ
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A high-protein low-fat diet is more effective in improving blood pressure and triglycerides in calorie-restricted obese individuals with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes
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Dietary antioxidant capacity and concentration of adiponectin in apparently healthy adults: the ATTICA study
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Features of Mediterranean Diet and Burden of Cardiovascular Disease
The burden of chronic diseases is rapidly increasing worldwide. Based on accurate calculations, chronic diseases contributed approximately 60% of the 56.5 million total reported deaths in the world, in 2001, a...
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Lifestyle factors are determinants of children's blood pressure levels: the CYKIDS study
Elevated blood pressure (BP) levels represent an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Lifestyle factors associated with increased BP levels have been extensively investigated in adults, but not in...
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Relationship between meat intake and the development of acute coronary syndromes: the CARDIO2000 case–control study
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between meat consumption and the prevalence of a first, non-fatal event of an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), in a Greek sample.
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Dietary supplementation with flaxseed oil lowers blood pressure in dyslipidaemic patients
Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) is the natural precursor of the cardioprotective long-chain n−3 fatty acids. Available data indicate a possible beneficial effect of ALA on cardiovascular disease (CVD), but the respons...
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Five-year incidence of hypertension and its determinants: the ATTICA study
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The J-shape association of alcohol consumption on blood pressure levels, in elderly people from Mediterranean Islands (MEDIS epidemiological study)
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Physical activity decreases the risk of stroke in middle-age men with left ventricular hypertrophy: 40-year follow-up (1961–2001) of the Seven Countries Study (the Corfu cohort)
Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a dominant characteristic of cardiovascular mortality. We investigated the interaction between physical activity and LVH on stroke mortality, based on a 40-year follow-up ...
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The effect of the combination of Mediterranean diet and leisure time physical activity on the risk of develo** acute coronary syndromes, in hypertensive subjects
The World Health Organization reports that the number of hypertensives, worldwide, is estimated to be 600 million people. In addition a considerable proportion of hypertensive subjects remains untreated or unc...
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Association between passive cigarette smoking and the risk of develo** acute coronary syndromes: the CARDIO2000 study
Although the effect of smoking on human health has been established as a major risk factor, the effect of passive smoking is controversial. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between...
