Relationship between the Mediterranean Diet and Vascular Function in Subjects with and without Increased Insulin Resistance

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 16; no. 18; p. 3106
• Main Authors: Gómez-Sánchez, Marta, Gómez-Sánchez, Leticia, Llamas-Ramos, Rocío, Rodríguez-Sánchez, Emiliano, García-Ortiz, Luis, Martí-Lluch, Ruth, Rodríguez, María Cortés, Llamas-Ramos, Inés, Gómez-Marcos, Manuel A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 14.09.2024; MDPI
• Subjects: Aged; Analysis; Ankle; Ankle Brachial Index; Blood Glucose - metabolism; Blood pressure; Cardio Ankle Vascular Index; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diabetes; Diet; Diet, Mediterranean; Disease prevention; fasting; Female; gender; Glucose; Humans; Hypoglycemic agents; Insulin Resistance; Legumes; Male; Meat; Mediterranean diet; Metabolism; Middle Aged; Mortality; Nuts; Olive oil; Prevention; Primary care; Pulse Wave Analysis; Questionnaires; Risk factors; Spain; triacylglycerols; Triglycerides - blood; Type 2 diabetes; Vascular Stiffness - physiology; Womens health; Spain; vascular function; Mediterranean diet; insulin resistance

(1) The main aim of this study was to analyze the relationship of the Mediterranean diet (MD) with vascular function in participants with and without increased insulin resistance (IR) in the Spanish population. A secondary aim was to study differences by gender. (2) Methods: Data were analyzed from...