SynthesisNutrients2021
Impact of the Level of Adherence to Mediterranean Diet on the Parameters of Metabolic Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.
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62 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Comparison of the Mediterranean Diet and Other Therapeutic Strategies in Metabolic Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Network meta-analysis of the effects of different dietary patterns on patients with metabolic syndrome.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Mediterranean diet enriched with olive oil shows no consistent benefits on cardiometabolic and anthropometric parameters: a systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.European journal of nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Scientific evidence supporting the newly developed one-health labeling tool "Med-Index": an umbrella systematic review on health benefits of mediterranean diet principles and adherence in a planeterranean perspective.Journal of translational medicine · 2023Pooled it
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- Decoding the Longevity Networks of the Mediterranean Diet: Systems Biology and Multi-Pathway Mechanisms Shaping Healthspan.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Beneficial Effects of Olive Oil and the Mediterranean Diet on Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Dementia: A Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Targeting Insulin Resistance Through Nutrition: Pathophysiological Insights and Dietary Interventions.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Association of Dietary Acid Load with Metabolic Syndrome-Related Parameters Following Eating Habit Modification in Korean Adults.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Care Needs of Community-Dwelling Older Adults Living in Poverty and Their Relationship With Other Biopsychosocial Variables: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Article
- Skin Carotenoid Score as a Potential Early Biomarker of Metabolic Syndrome Risk in Adolescents.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Gut microbiome mediates the association between dietary quality and metabolic risk in a heterogeneous adult population.Nutrition & metabolism · 2026Article
- Association Between Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Intuitive and Mindful Eating in Turkish Young Adults.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Mediterranean Diet: How Useful is it in Kidney Transplant Patients?Current transplantation reports · 2026Article
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- Association of World Index for Sustainability and Health Score with metabolic syndrome in Iranian adults from the PERSIAN Dena cohort study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Efficacy of Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Management and Prevention.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Associations Between Shift Work and Insulin Resistance Markers in 53,053 Spanish Workers: A Sex-Stratified Cross-Sectional Analysis Using TyG, TyG-BMI, METS-IR, and SPISE-IR Indices.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
High adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) has been associated with a lower prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome (MetS). The present study aimed to investigate the impact of MD adherence on parameters of MetS. A systematic literature search was performed in PubMed, Cochrane Central Registry of Clinical Trials (CENTRAL), Scopus, EMBASE, Web of Science and Google Scholar databases. Observational studies that recorded adherence to MD and components/measures of the MetS, such as waist circumference (WC), blood pressure (BP), fasting blood glucose (FBG), high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and triglycerides (TG), were included in this study. A total of 58 studies were included in our study. WC and TG were significantly lower in the high adherence MD group (SMD: -0.20, (95%CI: -0.40, -0.01), SMD: -0.27 (95%CI: -0.27, -0.11), respectively), while HDL cholesterol was significantly higher in the same group (SMD: -0.28 (95%CI: 0.07, 0.50). There was no difference in FBG and SBP among the two groups (SMD: -0.21 (95%CI: -0.54, 0.12) & SMD: -0.15 (95%CI: -0.38, 0.07), respectively). MD may have a positive impact on all parameters of MetS. However, further research is needed in this field.
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