Autores
Jordi Salas-Salvadó, Joan Fernández-Ballart, Emilio Ros, Miguel-Angel Martínez-González, Montserrat Fitó, Ramon Estruch, Dolores Corella, Miquel Fiol, Enrique Gómez-Gracia, Fernando Arós, Gemma Flores, Jose Lapetra, Rosa Lamuela-Raventos, Valentina Ruiz-Gutiérrez, Mònica Bulló, Josep Basora, Maria-Isabel Covas, PREDIMED Study Investigators
Fecha de publicación
2008/12/8
Revista
Archives of internal medicine
Volumen
168
Número
22
Páginas
2449-2458
Editor
American Medical Association
Descripción
Background
Epidemiological studies suggest that the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) may reduce the risk of developing the metabolic syndrome (MetS). We compared the 1-year effect of 2 behavioral interventions to implement the MedDiet vs advice on a low-fat diet on MetS status.
Methods
A total of 1224 participants were recruited from the PREDIMED (Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea) Study, a multicenter, 3-arm, randomized clinical trial to determine the efficacy of the MedDiet on the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Participants were older subjects at high risk for cardiovascular disease. Interventions were quarterly education about the MedDiet plus provision of either 1 L/wk of virgin olive oil (MedDiet + VOO) or 30 g/d of mixed nuts (MedDiet + nuts), and advice on a low-fat diet (control diet). All diets were ad libitum, and there was no increase in physical activity for any of the interventions. Lifestyle …
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