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Diet and overall survival in elderly people

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Health Implications of High Dietary Omega-6 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids

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Mediterranean diet, stroke, cognitive impairment, and depression: A meta‐analysis

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Rising Consumption of Meat and Milk in Developing Countries Has Created a New Food Revolution

2003 • 682 citations

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Prevention of Diabetes With Mediterranean Diets

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Components of a Cardioprotective Diet

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2004 • 478 citations

Mediterranean Diet, Cognitive Function, and Dementia

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The use of indexes evaluating the adherence to the Mediterranean diet in epidemiological studies: a review

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Olive Oil Phenols and Their Potential Effects on Human Health

1998 • 371 citations

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Development of a short dietary intake questionnaire for the quantitative estimation of adherence to a cardioprotective Mediterranean diet

2004 • 303 citations

Effect of a Targeted Subsidy on Intake of Fruits and Vegetables Among Low-Income Women in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

2007 • 299 citations

Mediterranean dietary pattern and cancer risk in the EPIC cohort

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Mediterranean Diet and Survival Among Patients With Coronary Heart Disease in Greece

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2002 • 246 citations

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The Y-Y paradox

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Wine, Beer, and Mortality in Middle-aged Men From Eastern France

1999 • 214 citations

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2012 • 213 citations

Adherence to the mediterranean diet and risk of breast cancer in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition cohort study

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2008 • 209 citations

Conformity to traditional Mediterranean diet and cancer incidence: the Greek EPIC cohort

2008 • 204 citations

Diet and risk of ischemic heart disease in India

2004 • 199 citations

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2003 • 189 citations

Mediterranean Diet and Type 2 Diabetes Risk in the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Study

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Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 9th edition

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Association of Mediterranean Diet With Peripheral Artery Disease

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Mediterranean diet and colorectal cancer risk: results from a European cohort

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2014 • 147 citations

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2010 • 141 citations

Adult Metabolic Syndrome and Impaired Glucose Tolerance Are Associated With Different Patterns of BMI Gain During Infancy

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Wholegrain cereals and bread: a duet of the Mediterranean diet for the prevention of chronic diseases

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Mediterranean diet and incidence of hip fractures in a European cohort

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Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease

2007 • 124 citations

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The Effects of Carbohydrate, Unsaturated Fat, and Protein Intake on Measures of Insulin Sensitivity

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2013 • 100 citations

Can a Mediterranean diet moderate the development and clinical progression of coronary heart disease? A systematic review.

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An Open-Label Study on the Effect of Flax Seed Powder (Linum usitatissimum) Supplementation in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus

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Similar prediction of total mortality, diabetes incidence and cardiovascular events using relative- and absolute-component Mediterranean diet score: The SUN cohort

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Requirements of dietary fats to meet nutritional needs & prevent the risk of atherosclerosis--an Indian perspective.

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Mediterranean Diet and Cardiovascular Disease: Historical Perspective and Latest Evidence

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1996 • 46 citations

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The Effects of a Mediterranean-Style Dietary Pattern on Cardiovascular Disease Risk

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2002 • 25 citations

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2005 • 16 citations

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