Protective role of the Mediterranean diet on several cardiovascular risk factors: Evidence from Sicily, southern Italy

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 370-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Grosso ◽  
A. Pajak ◽  
A. Mistretta ◽  
S. Marventano ◽  
T. Raciti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
The Mediterranean

scholarly journals Influence of Demographic and Lifestyle Variables on Plasma Magnesium Concentrations and Their Associations with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Mediterranean Population

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rocío Barragán ◽  
Juan Llopis ◽  
Olga Portolés ◽  
Jose V. Sorlí ◽  
Oscar Coltell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Mediterranean Population ◽  
Inverse Association ◽  
The Mediterranean

Several studies have shown that a low magnesium (Mg) intake in the diet is associated with greater cardiovascular risk and greater risk of diabetes. However, the results are not consistent in all populations. To minimize the biases derived from diet measurement, more objective biomarkers of magnesium status have been proposed. Although there is still no ideal biomarker for Mg, several studies have shown that plasma Mg concentrations could be a relatively acceptable biomarker for cardiovascular risk assessment. However, further studies are required to better characterize this marker in different populations. Our aim was to analyze the association between plasma Mg concentrations (measured through inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)) methods, and cardiovascular risk factors in individuals from a general Mediterranean population (aged 18–80 years). The influence of demographic and lifestyle variables, including adherence to the Mediterranean diet, on plasma Mg concentrations was analyzed. The mean Mg level of the population studied was 0.77 ± 0.08 mmol/L, the prevalence of hypomagnesemia (<0.70 mmol/L) being 18.6%. We did not find any statistically significant differences between plasma Mg concentrations and sex, age, tobacco smoking and total adherence to the Mediterranean diet (p > 0.05). We found a statistically significant association between plasma Mg concentrations and the prevalence of type-2 diabetes (0.77 ± 0.08 mmol/L in non-diabetics versus 0.73 ± 0.13 mmol/L in diabetics; p = 0.009). Despite the low prevalence of type-2 diabetes in this population (11.24% in subjects with hypomagnesemia versus 3.91%, in normomagnesemia; p = 0.005), hypomagnesemia was associated with greater odds of being diabetic in comparison with normomagnesemia (OR = 3.36; p = 0.016, even after adjustment for sex, age, obesity, and medications). On the other hand, no statistically significant association of plasma Mg concentrations with obesity, hypertension, fasting triglycerides, HDL-cholesterol or uric acid was found. However, in contrast to what was initially expected, a statistically significant association was found between plasma Mg concentrations (basically in the highest quartile) and greater total cholesterol (p < 0.05) and LDL-cholesterol concentrations (p < 0.05). In conclusion, our results contribute to increasing the evidence gathered by numerous studies on the inverse association between hypomagnesemia and type-2 diabetes, as well as to the observation, previously reported in some studies, of a direct association with hypercholesterolemia. This paradoxical link should be deeply investigated in further studies.

scholarly journals Impact of a Mediterranean Dietary Pattern and Its Components on Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Glucose Control, and Body Weight in People with Type 2 Diabetes: A Real-Life Study

Nutrients ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1067 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilena Vitale ◽  
Maria Masulli ◽  
Ilaria Calabrese ◽  
Angela Rivellese ◽  
Enzo Bonora ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Dietary Pattern ◽  
Plasma Lipids ◽  
The Mediterranean

This study evaluates the relation of a Mediterranean dietary pattern and its individual components with the cardiovascular risk factors profile, plasma glucose and body mass index (BMI) in people with type 2 diabetes. We studied 2568 participants at 57 diabetes clinics. Diet was assessed with the EPIC (European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition) questionnaire, adherence to the Mediterranean diet was evaluated with the relative Mediterranean diet score (rMED). A high compared to a low score was associated with a better quality of diet and a greater adherence to the nutritional recommendations for diabetes. However, even in the group achieving a high score, only a small proportion of participants met the recommendations for fiber and saturated fat (respectively 17% and 30%). Nonetheless, a high score was associated with lower values of plasma lipids, blood pressure, glycated hemoglobin, and BMI. The relationship of the single food items components of the rMED score with the achievement of treatment targets for plasma lipids, blood pressure, glucose, and BMI were also explored. The study findings support the Mediterranean dietary model as a suitable model for type 2 diabetes and the concept that the beneficial health effects of the Mediterranean diet lie primarily in its synergy among various nutrients and foods rather than on any individual component.

Role of the variant in adiponectin gene rs266729 on weight loss and cardiovascular risk factors after a hypocaloric diet with the Mediterranean pattern

Nutrition ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 60 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Antonio de Luis ◽  
David Primo ◽  
Olatz Izaola ◽  
Emilia Gomez Hoyos ◽  
Juan Jose Lopez Gomez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Weight Loss ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Hypocaloric Diet ◽  
Adiponectin Gene ◽  
The Mediterranean

scholarly journals Association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrique Ramón-Arbués ◽  
Blanca Martínez-Abadía ◽  
José Manuel Granada-López ◽  
Emmanuel Echániz-Serrano ◽  
Isabel Huércanos-Esparza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Cardiovascular Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mediterranean Diet Adherence ◽  
The Mediterranean

Objective: to determine the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in a cohort of workers and to quantify its association with compliance with the Mediterranean diet follow-up. Method: a cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out on a cohort of 23,729 workers. Clinical data from annual medical examinations and the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener were used to assess adherence to the Mediterranean diet. Results: 51.3% of the participants showed good adherence to the Mediterranean diet. The multivariate analysis showed an inverse and significant association between the follow-up of the Mediterranean diet and the prevalence of abdominal obesity (Odds Ratio = 0.64, 95% CI 0.56; 0.73), dyslipidemia (Odds Ratio = 0.55, 95% CI 0.42; 0.73), and metabolic syndrome (Odds Ratio = 0.76, 95% CI 0.67; 0.86). Conclusions: our results suggest that the Mediterranean diet is potentially effective in promoting cardiovascular health. Implementing the interventions promoting the Mediterranean diet in the working population seems justified.

Association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and renal function biomarkers and cardiovascular risk factors among diabetic patients with nephropathy

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 156-163
Author(s):  
Maedeh Moradi ◽  
Elnaz Daneshzad ◽  
Mozhgan Mortazavi Najafabadi ◽  
Nick Bellissimo ◽  
Katherine Suitor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Renal Function ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
The Mediterranean

scholarly journals Relationship between serum leptin levels, non-cardiovascular risk factors and mortality in hemodialysis patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivona Risovic ◽  
Vlastimir Vlatkovic ◽  
Snjezana Popovicpejicic ◽  
Gabrijela Malešević
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Inverse Correlation ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Mineral And Bone Disorder ◽  
Serum Leptin ◽  
Significant Difference

Abstract Introduction. Hemodialysis (HD) patients have higher mortality rate than the general population. Recent studies indicate a significant role of non-cardiovascular risk factors in for mortality in HD patients. Leptin is protein hormone and may indicate malnutrition in HD patients. Its role in mortality in these patients is being examined. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between serum leptin levels and non-cardiovascular risk factors and relationship between leptin level and mortality in HD patients. Methods The prospective study included 93 patients on maintenance HD and follow-up period was 12 months. We measured leptin level and evaluated non-cardiovascular risk factors: nutritional status, anemia, volemia, parameters of mineral and bone disorder. Results. Out of 93 patients 9 died during study and 1 underwent kidney transplantation. Malnutrition and hypervolemia were two main non-cardiovascular risk factors among deceased subjects. Leptin showed a significant direct correlation with nutritional BMI (r = 0.72, P <0.001), fat tissue index (r = 0.74, P <0.001) and statistically significant inverse correlation with leantissue index (r = -0.349, P <0.05) and inverse correlation with volemic parameters (overhydration / extracellular water ratio (r = -0.38, P <0.001), but no association with anemia and mineral bone parameters was observed. Elevated leptin levels were associated with better survival. However, no statistically significant difference in survival rates was observed between the study groups (Log-Rank P =0.214, Breslow P =0.211, Tarone-Ware P=0.212). Conclusion: Deceased patients had significantly lower leptin values. Leptin was associated with two non-cardiovascular risk factors for mortality: malnutrition and hypervolemia.

scholarly journals Role of green tea in reduction of cardiovascular risk factors

2010 ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Charalambos Vlachopoulos ◽  
Alexopoulos ◽  
Stefanadis
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Green Tea
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