SynthesisReviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders2013
Mediterranean diet and metabolic syndrome: an updated systematic review.
Synthesis in Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06601478 (Development and Implementation of a Tool for the Evaluation and Monitorization of Mediterranean Lifestyle at Clinical Settings), which is not on this map. Cited by 69 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Development and Implementation of a Tool for the Evaluation and Monitorization of Mediterranean Lifestyle at Clinical Settings: MEDLIFE Index, a Proof of Concept Study
Who cites it
69 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 151 citations in OpenAlex.
- Exploring the Role of Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) in MASLD: Evidence from Human Consumption.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of different treatments on metabolic syndrome in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of electronic health interventions on metabolic syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2020Pooled it
- Osteoarthritis and the Mediterranean Diet: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2018Pooled it
- Metabolic syndrome and dietary patterns: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.European journal of nutrition · 2017Pooled it
- Key elements of plant-based diets associated with reduced risk of metabolic syndrome.Current diabetes reports · 2014Pooled it
- Sourdough Bread with Different Fermentation Times: A Randomized Clinical Trial in Subjects with Metabolic Syndrome.Nutrients · 2024Trial
- The Effect of Diet on Breast Cancer Recurrence: The DIANA-5 Randomized Trial.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2024Trial
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- Adopting the Mediterranean Diet: Motivational and Socio-Cognitive Processes in Young Adults.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Mediterranean diet adherence, body composition, and recovery outcomes in hospitalised COVID-19 patients: a mixed-methods study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Efficacy of Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Management and Prevention.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- The effect of mediterranean diet and chrononutrition on sleep quality: a scoping review.Nutrition journal · 2025Article
- Adherence to combined healthy lifestyle and odds of metabolic syndrome in Iranian adults: the PERSIAN Dena cohort study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Regional variations in Mediterranean diet adherence: a sociodemographic and lifestyle analysis across Mediterranean and non-Mediterranean regions within the MEDIET4ALL project.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Gender-specific insights into adherence to Mediterranean diet and lifestyle: analysis of 4,000 responses from the MEDIET4ALL project.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Association of dietary live microbes and nondietary prebiotic/probiotic intake with metabolic syndrome in US adults: evidence from NHANES.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Mediterranean diet and osteoarthritis: an update.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Review
9 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The metabolic syndrome is a health condition characterized by abdominal obesity, dyslipidemia, elevated blood pressure and impaired glucose tolerance, with increasing prevalence. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet seems to exert beneficial effects regarding the metabolic syndrome prevalence and progression. Thus, we performed an updated systematic review of studies which have evaluated the effect of the Mediterranean dietary pattern on the metabolic syndrome. This was a systematic review of epidemiological observational studies and clinical trials. English language publications in the databases PubMed, Embase, Scopus, until May 31, 2013, were included in this review. New evidence from prospective cohort studies, cross-sectional studies and clinical trials supports the beneficial role of adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern regarding metabolic syndrome presence and progression. Considering the magnitude of metabolic syndrome, efforts should be made to encourage adoption of this pattern in Mediterranean countries and similar dietary pattern in countries where metabolic syndrome is prevalent.
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