The Mediterranean Diet in Secondary Prevention of Metabolic Syndrome

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2017

Authors

Fonseca, RA (Author) Other; Couto, L (Author) Other; Paulo Santos (Author) FMUP

Journal

Title: Revista Portuguesa de Endocrinologia, Diabetes e Metabolismo

Vol. 12 No. 1

Pages: 223-231

ISSN: 1646-3439

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Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00W-2MH

Abstract (EN): Introduction: The metabolic syndrome is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Its prevalence is alarming in the developed countries, and there is a need to adopt healthy lifestyles in order to reverse this trend. Mediterranean diet has proven benefits in secondary prevention of metabolic syndrome, even though subjacent mechanisms are not completely understood. This article aims to review the interaction between the key nutrients of the Mediterranean diet and the main pathophysiological pathways of both metabolic syndrome, and its individual components, contributing to the integration of current evidence in the pre-existing context. Material and Methods: We conducted an electronic search in PubMed database, in the period from January 1991 to July 2016. Systematic reviews, meta-analysis, original studies and clinical guidelines, published in English or Portuguese, were included in the present paper. Results: Most publications found a negative association between Dimed and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, as well as its cardiometabolic complications. Fruits and vegetables, olive oil, nuts, fish, water, spices, seeds and red wine, have showed a favorable intervention in the pathophysiological of metabolic syndrome both alone but especially in a Mediterranean diet context. Discussion and Conclusion: The Mediterranean diet is a strategy with proven results on the secondary prevention of metabolic syndrome and its independent components, with a view to their control or regression. It is therefore important to revitalize this diet, adjusting it properly to current preventive and therapeutic guidelines.

Language: Portuguese

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 9