Mediterranean dietary pattern, inflammation and endothelial function: A systematic review and meta-analysis of intervention trials

• Published in: Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases Vol. 24; no. 9; pp. 929 - 939
• Main Authors: Schwingshackl, L., Hoffmann, G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.09.2014
• Subjects: adhesion; adiponectin; Adiponectin - blood; Biomarkers - blood; C-Reactive Protein - metabolism; Cardiovascular; cardiovascular diseases; Databases, Factual; Diet, Mediterranean; E-Selectin - blood; eating habits; Endothelial function; Endothelium - physiology; Humans; Inflammation; Inflammation - blood; Inflammation - prevention & control; Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 - blood; interleukin-6; Interleukin-6 - blood; Mediterranean diet; Mediterranean dietary pattern; Meta-analysis; metabolism; mortality; randomized clinical trials; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Reproducibility of Results; risk; Sensitivity and Specificity; systematic review; Treatment Outcome; Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 - blood; Mediterranean dietary pattern; Inflammation; Endothelial function; Meta-analysis

High adherence to a Mediterranean diet (MD) is associated with reduced all-cause and cardiovascular mortality risk. To our knowledge, there is no systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials that has compared the effects of an MD on outcomes of endothelial function and inflamm...