A Mediterranean-style diet and metabolic syndrome.
A moderate increase in physical activity and a detailed and tailored Mediterranean-style diet reduce the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and associated cardiovascular risks through reducing systemic vascular inflammation and endothelium dysfunction, particularly in those patients who do not lose weight.
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Vascular Biology Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA. mohsen.meydani@tufts.edu
D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D038441:Diet, Mediterranean; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000502:physiology; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000517:prevention & control; D008019:Life Style; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors