Mediterranean diet and prevention of coronary heart disease in the elderly.

Autor: Dontas AS; Hellenic Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Athens, Greece. hagg@otenet.gr, Zerefos NS, Panagiotakos DB, Vlachou C, Valis DA
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical interventions in aging [Clin Interv Aging] 2007; Vol. 2 (1), pp. 109-15.
DOI: 10.2147/ciia.2007.2.1.109
Abstrakt: There are now several scientific studies that relate this traditional dietary pattern with the incidence of coronary heart disease, various types of cancer, and other diseases. The past years have several observational and clinical studies suggested the mechanisms by which this traditional diet may affect coronary risk. This review underlines the importance of the Mediterranean dietary patterns in the prevention of coronary heart disease.
Databáze: MEDLINE