Mediterranean diet and cardiodiabesity: a review

Cardiodiabesity has been used to define and describe the well-known relationship between type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), obesity, the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). The objective of this study was to perform a scientific literature review with a systematic search to exa...

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Published in:Nutrients 2014-09, Vol.6 (9), p.3474-3500
Main Authors: García-Fernández, Elena, Rico-Cabanas, Laura, Rosgaard, Nanna, Estruch, Ramón, Bach-Faig, Anna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiovascular diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control
clinical trials
cohort studies
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - prevention & control
Diabetis
Diet
Diet, Mediterranean
Dieta
Feeding Behavior
Humans
Malalties cardiovasculars
Mediterranean diet
Metabolic syndrome
Metabolic Syndrome - prevention & control
noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
Obesitat
Obesity
Obesity - prevention & control
Review
risk factors
Síndrome metabòlica
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Summary:Cardiodiabesity has been used to define and describe the well-known relationship between type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), obesity, the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). The objective of this study was to perform a scientific literature review with a systematic search to examine all the cardiovascular risk factors combined and their relationship with adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (MedDiet) pattern as primary prevention against cardiodiabesity in a holistic approach. Research was conducted using the PubMed database including clinical trials, cross-sectional and prospective cohort studies. Thirty-seven studies were reviewed: fourteen related to obesity, ten to CVD, nine to MetS, and four to T2DM. Indeed 33 provided strong evidence on the association between adherence to a MedDiet and a reduced incidence of collective cardiodiabesity risk in epidemiological studies. This scientific evidence makes the MedDiet pattern very useful for preventive strategies directed at the general population and also highlights the need to consider all these diet-related risk factors and health outcomes together in daily primary care.
ISSN:2072-6643
2072-6643
DOI:10.3390/nu6093474