Mediterranean Diet Effect: an Italian picture

Azzini, Elena; Polito, Angela; Fumagalli, Alessandro; Intorre, Federica; Venneria, Eugenia; Durazzo, Alessandra; Zaccaria, Maria; Ciarapica, Donatella; Foddai, Maria Stella; Mauro, Béatrice; Raguzzini, Anna; Palomba, Lara; Maiani, Giuseppe

doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-125

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“…Seventeen studies reported statistically significant associations with biomarkers of low‐grade chronic inflammation. Positive associations were reported between the different healthy a priori patterns and the anti‐inflammatory markers adiponectin and IL‐10 . Ten studies reported inverse associations for CRP levels and dietary indices that were almost all MDS/alternative MDS or HEI/alternative HEI .…”

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“…Screening of reference lists led to the inclusion of two additional studies . In total, 46 studies were included in the present review …”

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“…Among the cross‐sectional studies investigating a priori dietary patterns (Table ), 10 used the Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS), one used an alternative to the original MDS score, seven investigated the Healthy Eating Index (HEI) or an alternative HEI, and five used other indices. Seventeen studies reported statistically significant associations with biomarkers of low‐grade chronic inflammation.…”

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Dietary pattern analysis and biomarkers of low-grade inflammation: a systematic literature review

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The purpose of the present literature review was to investigate and summarize the current evidence on associations between dietary patterns and biomarkers of inflammation, as derived from epidemiological studies. A systematic literature search was conducted using PubMed, Web of Science, and EMBASE, and a total of 46 studies were included in the review. These studies predominantly applied principal component analysis, factor analysis, reduced rank regression analysis, the Healthy Eating Index, or the Mediterranean Diet Score. No prospective observational study was found. Patterns identified by reduced rank regression as being statistically significantly associated with biomarkers of inflammation were almost all meat-based or "Western" patterns. Studies using principal component analysis or a priori-defined diet scores found that meat-based or "Western-like" patterns tended to be positively associated with biomarkers of inflammation, predominantly C-reactive protein, while vegetable- and fruit-based or "healthy" patterns tended to be inversely associated. While results of the studies were inconsistent, interventions with presumed healthy diets resulted in reductions of almost all investigated inflammatory biomarkers. In conclusion, prospective studies are warranted to confirm the reported findings and further analyze associations, particularly by investigating dietary patterns as risk factors for changes in inflammatory markers over time.

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“…Screening of reference lists led to the inclusion of two additional studies . In total, 46 studies were included in the present review …”

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“…The Mediterranean diet is associated with increased circulating plasma antioxidant levels and decreased oxidative stress (Azzini et al, 2011, Yubero-Serrano et al, 2011. The protective properties of this diet may be derived not only from its increased antioxidant concentration but also through its high raw food intake, lower production of cooking-related oxidants and consequent decreased use of nutritional and endogenous antioxidants, and increased fibre intake (Ghiselli et al, 1997).…”

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A review of lifestyle factors that contribute to important pathways associated with major depression: Diet, sleep and exercise

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2013

Journal of Affective Disorders

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Research on major depression has confirmed that it is caused by an array of biopsychosocial and lifestyle factors. Diet, exercise and sleep are three such influences that play a significant mediating role in the development, progression and treatment of this condition. This review summarises animal and human-based studies on the relationship between these three lifestyle factors and major depressive disorder, and their influence on dysregulated pathways associated with depression, namely neurotransmitter processes, immuno-inflammatory pathways, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis disturbances, oxidative stress and antioxidant defence systems, neuroprogression, and mitochondrial disturbances. Increased attention in future clinical studies on the influence of diet, sleep and exercise on major depressive disorder and investigations of their effect on physiological processes will help to expand our understanding and treatment of major depressive disorder. Mental health interventions, taking into account the bidirectional relationship between these lifestyle factors and major depression are also likely to enhance the efficacy of interventions associated with this disorder.

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“…For this reason, the MD dietary model is considered by the scientific community an effective model for the prevention of non-communicable diseases (Azzini et al, 2011). Moreover, it is considered a sustainable diet model that respects the environment, promotes the bio-diversity and the local cultural heritages (Burlingame & Dernini, 2011).…”

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Environmental and economic sustainability of the Mediterranean Diet

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Vitiello

Giusti

et al. 2014

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

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The Mediterranean diet (MD) has been proposed as a healthy dietary pattern for disease prevention. However, little information exists on the cost and on the environmental impact of such a dietary model. We compared the environmental impact and the costs of the current food consumption pattern of the Italian population and the Mediterranean model in order to investigate its overall sustainability. The environmental impact was calculated on the basis of three indexes, i.e. Carbon, Ecological and Water Footprint. The costs (Euro) per person of the MD and of the current Italian household food expenditure were considered on a weekly basis according to the 2013 data from the Observatory prices and tariffs of the Ministry of Economic Development and the service SMS consumers of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. The MD resulted to produce a lower environmental impact than the current food consumption of the Italian population. The monthly expenditure of the MD is slightly higher in the overall budget compared to the current expenditure allocated to food by the Italian population, but there is a substantial difference in the distribution of budget according to the different food groups.

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Mediterranean Diet Effect: an Italian picture

Cited by 73 publications

References 46 publications

Dietary pattern analysis and biomarkers of low-grade inflammation: a systematic literature review

Dietary pattern analysis and biomarkers of low-grade inflammation: a systematic literature review

A review of lifestyle factors that contribute to important pathways associated with major depression: Diet, sleep and exercise

Environmental and economic sustainability of the Mediterranean Diet

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