Mediterranean Style Diet and 12-Year Incidence of Cardiovascular Diseases: The EPIC-NL Cohort Study

A recent meta-analysis showed that a Mediterranean style diet may protect against cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Studies on disease-specific associations are limited. We evaluated the Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS) in relation to incidence of total and specific CVDs. The EPIC-NL Study is a cohort of...

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Published in:	PloS one 2012-09, Vol.7 (9), p.e45458
Main Authors:	Hoevenaar-Blom, Marieke P., Nooyens, Astrid C. J., Kromhout, Daan, Spijkerman, Annemieke M. W., Beulens, Joline W. J., van der Schouw, Yvonne T., Bueno-de-Mesquita, Bas, Verschuren, W. M. Monique
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Adult Aged Alcohol use Alcoholic beverages Analysis Angina Angina pectoris Cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular diseases Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology Cerebral infarction Cohort analysis Cohort Studies Confidence intervals Diet Diet, Mediterranean Disease control Embolism Embolisms Energy intake Exercise Fatalities Fatty acids Female Follow-Up Studies Hazards Health aspects Health risk assessment Heart diseases Humans Incidence Ischemia Legumes Male Meat Medicine Mediterranean diet Middle Aged Morbidity Mortality Myocardial infarction Nuts Physical activity Prevention Proportional Hazards Models Pulmonary embolisms Risk factors Smoking Statistical models Studies Transient ischemic attack Vegetables Womens health Young Adult
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