The Mediterranean diet : an evidence-based approach / edited by Victor R. Preedy and Ronald Ross Watson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Preedy, Victor R.

Watson, Ronald R. (Ronald Ross)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diet--Mediterranean Region.

Diet.

Nutrition.

Dietetics.

Mediterranean Region.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Academic Press, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The Mediterranean Diet: An Evidence-Based Approach, Second Edition provides authoritative material on the many facets surrounding the complex interrelationships between diet, nutrition, health and well-being. The book discusses historical, cultural and scientific foundations, with chapters delving into nutritional adequacy, agricultural practices, food culture, mortality, quality of life, children and adolescents, behavior, cardiovascular diseases, diet quality, nutritional knowledge, nuts, minerals, olive oil, hydroxytyrosol, water, antioxidant nutritional status, ketogenics, adiposity, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular risk, nutrigenetics, epigenetics, the link between epigenetics and pregnancy, gene polymorphisms bone health, insulin signaling inflammatory gene expression, and more. -- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Section A The Mediterranean diet: Concepts and overviews

The Mediterranean diet: History, concepts and elements / Jordi Salas-Salvadó, Christopher Papandreou

Mediterranean diet: A long journey toward intangible cultural heritage and sustainability / Lluís Serra-Majem, F. Xavier Medina

Mediterranean diet in children and adolescents / Emmanuella Magriplis, Antonis Zampelas

The Mediterranean diet and cardiovascular disease: An overview / Emmanuella Magriplis, Antonis Zampelas

Socioeconomic factors for the adherence to the Mediterranean diet in North Africa: The shift from 1990 to 2019 / Karima El Rhazi, Khaoula El Kinany, Vanessa Garcia-Larsen

Mediterranean lifestyle: Linking social life and behaviors, residential environment, and cardiovascular disease prevention / Ekavi N. Georgousopoulou, Elena S. George, Duane D. Mellor, Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos

Orthodox religious fasting: A vital subset of the Mediterranean diet / Theocharis Koufakis, Spyridon N. Karras, Pantelis Zebekakis, Kalliopi Kotsa

Food security and adherence to the Mediterranean diet: An interplay of socio-demographic characteristics / Maria G. Grammatikopoulou, Konstantinos Gkiouras, Antigoni Tranidou, Dimitrios G. Goulis

Mediterranean diet, nutrition transition, and cardiovascular risk factor in children and adolescents / Roberta Ricotti, Marina Caputo, Flavia Prodam

Precision nutrition: Mediterranean diet and genetic susceptibility / Mahmut Cerkez Ergoren, Gulten Tuncel

Mediterranean food and environmental impacts / Youssef Aboussaleh, Hamid El Bilali, Francesco Bottalico, Gianluigi Cardone, Giovanni Ottomano Palmisano, Roberto Capone - -Mediterranean adequacy index: Features and applications / Alessandro Menotti, Paolo Emilio Puddu

Nutritional adequacy of the Mediterranean diet / Itandehui Castro-Quezada, Blanca Román-Viñas, Lluís Serra-Majem

Toward a Mediterranean-style diet beyond the Mediterranean countries: Evidence of implementation and adherence / Fotini Tsofliou, Xenophon Theodoridis, Eirini-Iro Arvanitidou

Section B Components of the Mediterranean diet

Contribution of nuts to the Medierranean diet / Emilio Ros

The Mediterranean diet and mineral composition / Marta Mesías, Isabel Seiquer, Cristina Delgado-Andrade

Hydroxytyrosol as a component in the Mediterranean diet and its role in disease prevention / MCarmen Ramírez-Tottosa, Cristina Ramirez-Perez, José J. Gaforio, José L. Quiles, Juan A. Moreno, Cesar L. Ramirez-Tortosa

Light, regular red wine consumption at main meals: A key cardioprotective element of traditional Mediterranean diet / Marcello Iriti, Elena Maria Varoni, Sara Vitalini

Frying a cultural way of cooking in the Mediterranean diet and how to obtain improved fried foods / Alba Garcimartin, Adrián Macho-González, Giulia Caso, Juana Benedi, Sara Bastida, Francisco J. Sánchez-Muniz

Wild greens used in the Mediterranean diet / Rúbia C.G. Corrêa, Francesco Di Gioia, Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira, Spyridon A. Petropoulos

Raisins and the other dried fruits: Chemical profile and health benefits / Magdalena Jeszka-Skowron, Beata Czarczyńska-Goślińska

Date palm fruit (Phoenix dactylifera): Nutritional values and potential benefits on health / Najla Bentrad, Asma Hamida-Ferhat

Dietary fiber intake and the Mediterranean population / Ligia J. Dominguez, Mario Barbagallo

Oleic acid and implications for the Mediterranean diet / Aleksandra Arsic

Fish in the Mediterranean diet / María Molina-Vega, Ana María Gómez-Pérez, Francisco J. Tinahones

The Mediterranean diet and its individual components: Linking with obesity in Italy / Silvio Buscemi, Davide Corleo, Fabio Galvano, Antonino De Lorenzo

Bioactive compounds in oranges from the Mediterranean climate area / Laura Cebadera-Miranda, Patricia Morales, Montaña Cámara

Section C Medical, health, and nutritional aspects of the Mediterranean diet

Gestational diabetes mellitus and Mediterranean diet principles / Carla Assaf-Balut, Nuria Garcia de la Torre, Laura del Valle, Johanna Valerio, Alejandra Durán, Elena Bordiú, Ana Barabash, Miguel Angel Rubio, Alfonso Luis Calle-Pascual

The Mediterranean diet and asthma / Despina Koumpagioti, Barbara Boutopoulou, Konstantinos Douros

The Mediterranean diet, dietary inflammatory index, and adiposity / Cristina Galarregui, M. Angeles Zulet, J. Alfredo Martínez, Itziar Abete

Microglia-mediated neuroinflammation and Mediterranean diet / Ruth Hornedo-Ortega, Rocío M. de Pablos, Ana B. Cerezo, Tristan Richard, M. Carmen Garcia-Parrilla, Ana M. Troncoso

Mediterranean diet, inflammation, and telomere length maintenance / Sergio Davinelli, Giovanni Scapagnini

Olive oil nutraceuticals and chronic disease prevention: More than an offshoot of the Mediterranean diet / Ahmad Alkhatib

The Mediterranean diet and metabolic syndrome / E. Gouveri, G. Marakomichelakis, E.J. Diamantopoulos

The Mediterranean diet and breast cancer risk / Christiana A. Demetriou, Maria G. Kakkoura, Andreas Hadjisavvas, Maria A. Loizidou, Carlotta Sacerdote, Paolo Vineis, Kyriacos Kyriacou

The Mediterranean diet and arthritis / Francesca Oliviero, Paolo Sfriso, Paola Galozzi, Leonardo Punzi, Paolo Spinella

Mediterranean diet and pregnancy / E. Gesteiro, Francisco J. Sánchez-Muniz, Sara Bastida

Laryngopharyngeal reflux and the Mediterranean diet / Craig H. Zalvan, Jan Geliebter, Raj Tiwari

The Mediterrarean style diet and cognition / Roy J. Hardman, Melissa Formica

Mediterranean diet and mental well-being in the young / J.J. Muros, E. Knox

Mediterranean diet and female fertility: Cross-talk of an evidence-based approach / Maria G. Grammatikopoulou, Maria Lampropoulou, Dimitrios G. Goulis

Mediterranean diet and the postprandial state: A focus on inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and hemostatis / Prarskevi Detopoulou, Elizabeth Fragopoulou, Tzortzis Nomikos, Smaragdi Antonopoulou

Socioeconomic determinants of the adherence to the Mediterranean diet / Marialaura Bonaccio, Americo Bonanni, Maria Benedetta Donati, Giovanni de Gaetano, Licia Iacoviello

Fungal species and toxins in wines and grapes in the Mediterranean area / Francesco Tini, Giovanni Beccari, Lorenzo Covarelli

Metabolomics and the Mediterranean diet / M. Isabel Ruiz-Moreno, Alberto Vilches-Perez, Cristina Gallardo-Escribano, Maria Garces-Martin, M. Rosa Bernal-Lopez

Antiinflammatory activity exerted by minor compounds found in virgin olive oils / Cristina Sánchez-Quesada, Carmen Rodríguez-García, José J. Gaforio

Red wine and atherosclerosis: Implications for the Mediterranean diet / Bianca Scolaro, Inar Alves Castro

Section D Novel nutraceuticals and edible plants used in the Mediterranean region

Effects of nutraceuticals of Mediterranean diet on aging and longevity / Anna Aiello, Giulia Accardi, Calogero Caruso, Giuseppina Candore

Essential oils from Mediterranean aromatic plants / Filomena Nazzaro, Laura De Martino, Florinda Fratianni, Vincenzo De Feo

Apoptotic activities of Mediterranean plants / José-Luis Rios, Isabel Andújar.

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9780128195789

0128195789

OCLC:

1165389390

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