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ReviewEndocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets2024

Healthy Diets and Lifestyles in the World: Mediterranean and Blue Zone People Live Longer. Special Focus on Gut Microbiota and Some Food Components.

Luigi Santacroce, Lucrezia Bottalico, Ioannis Alexandros Charitos, Kastriot Haxhirexha, Skender Topi, Emilio Jirillo

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Review in Endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  3. Blue Zone, a Demographic Concept and Beyond.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Luigi SantacroceInterdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Microbiology and Virology Unit, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5671-8124
Lucrezia BottalicoDepartment of Clinical Disciplines, School of Technical Medical Sciences, "Alexander Xhuvani" University of Elbasan, 3001-3006 Elbasan, Albania.ORCID 0000-0003-4176-3939
Ioannis Alexandros CharitosIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Pneumology and Respiratory Rehabilitation Unit, Institute of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3527-7483
Kastriot HaxhirexhaGeneral Surgery, Medical Faculty, Clinical Hospital of Tetovo, University of Tetovo, 1230 Tetovo, North Macedonia.ORCID 0000-0001-6607-5871
Skender TopiDepartment of Clinical Disciplines, School of Technical Medical Sciences, "Alexander Xhuvani" University of Elbasan, 3001-3006 Elbasan, Albania.ORCID 0000-0002-6661-8116
Emilio JirilloInterdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Microbiology and Virology Unit, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2857-7106
University of Bari Aldo Moro · ITUniversity of Elbasan · ALIstituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri · ITState University of Tetova · MK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Longevity has been associated with healthy lifestyles, including some dietary regimens, such as the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) and the Blue Zone (BZ) diets. MedDiet relies on a large consumption of fruit, vegetables, cereals, and extra-virgin olive oil, with less red meat and fat intake. Four major BZ have been recognized in the world, namely, Ogliastra in Sardinia (Italy), Ikaria (Greece), the Peninsula of Nicoya (Costa Rica), and Okinawa (Japan). Extreme longevity in these areas has been associated with correct lifestyles and dietary regimens. Fibers, polyphenols, beta-glucans, and unsaturated fatty acids represent the major constituents of both MedDiet and BZ diets, given their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities. Particularly, inhibition of the NF-kB pathway, with a reduced release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, and induction of T regulatory cells, with the production of the anti-inflammatory cytokine, interleukin- 10, are the main mechanisms that prevent or attenuate the "inflammaging." Notably, consistent physical activity, intense social interactions, and an optimistic attitude contribute to longevity in BZD areas. Commonalities and differences between MedDIet and BZ diets will be outlined, with special reference to microbiota and food components, which may contribute to longevity.

Indexed as

Diet, HealthyDiet, MediterraneanGastrointestinal MicrobiomeLongevityAnimalsHealthy LifestyleHumansLife StyleMediterranean RegionAgingbeta-glucansblue zonesextra-virgin olive oilgut microbiotalongevitymediterranean dietoleic acidpolyphenols.

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PMID38566378
OpenAlexW4393866542

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