Mediterranean diet and prevention of coronary heart disease in the elderly.
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.
Hellenic Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Athens, Greece. hagg@otenet.gr
Anastasios S
AS
Dontas
Nicholas S
NS
Zerefos
Demosthenes B
DB
Panagiotakos
Cleo
C
Vlachou
Dimitrios A
DA
Valis
D000368:Aged; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D038441:Diet, Mediterranean; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors