Mediterranean diet

1. Mediterranean diet decreases mortality in humans.

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   Food and Health: Nutrition for Prevention and Management of Cardiovascular Disease: 2026 ACC Scientific Statement: A Report of the American College of Cardiology · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 30 Sep 2026

1. Mediterranean diet improves blood pressure in humans.

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   Food and Health: Nutrition for Prevention and Management of Cardiovascular Disease: 2026 ACC Scientific Statement: A Report of the American College of Cardiology · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 30 Sep 2026

1. Mediterranean diet decreases GFAP in humans (beta = -0.018 (-0.030, -0.006) per 1 SD increment).

   “higher adherence (1 standard deviation increment) to the AMED was directly associated with folic acid levels [beta coefficient (95% confidence interval) = 0.066 (0.033, 0.099)] and inversely with glial fibrillary acidic protein [-0.018 (-0.030, -0.006)]”

   Humansn = 1,769

   Biological signature of dietary patterns in older adults: findings from a population-based study · BMC medicine · 15 Sep 2026

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1. Mediterranean diet improves HDL cholesterol in humans.

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   Lifestyle Medicine and the Science of Cholesterol Reduction: A Systematic Review of Non-medication Approaches Among Adults · Cureus · 30 Aug 2026

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1. Mediterranean diet decreases LDL cholesterol in humans.

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   Lifestyle Medicine and the Science of Cholesterol Reduction: A Systematic Review of Non-medication Approaches Among Adults · Cureus · 30 Aug 2026

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1. Mediterranean diet lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease.

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   Diet and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease · The American journal of medicine · 1 Oct 2026

2. Mediterranean diet lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease in humans.

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   The Mediterranean-style Japanese Diet: A Systematic Review of the Recommendations for an Anti-aging Lifestyle · Endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets · 25 Sep 2026

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1. Mediterranean diet lowers the risk of hypertension in humans (OR 0.71 [95% CI: 0.61, 0.82]).

   Humans

   Association of alternative Mediterranean diet score with the prevalence of hypertension among the US adults · Scientific reports · 3 Oct 2026

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1. Mediterranean diet lowers the risk of metabolic syndrome in humans (OR = 0.72; 95% CI: 0.60-0.87).

   Humansin women receiving adjuvant endocrine therapy for breast cancerfemalesn = 150

   Mediterranean Diet, Physical Activity, and Metabolic Syndrome in Breast Cancer Survivors on Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy: A Cross-Sectional Study From North Africa · Journal of the American Nutrition Association · 3 Oct 2026

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1. Mediterranean diet lowers the risk of falls in humans.

   Reviewduring aging

   Dietary Patterns and Risk of Falls in Older Adults: A Systematic Review · Nutrition reviews · 1 Oct 2026

1. Mediterranean diet is associated with cognitive function in humans.

   “Mediterranean, Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND), and healthful plant-based dietary patterns have been associated with better cognitive outcomes and lower dementia risk.”

   Reviewobservational cohorts

   Dietary Patterns, Micronutrient Adequacy, and Metabolic Vulnerability in Alzheimer's Disease: A Critical Narrative Review · Nutrients · 16 Sep 2026

1. Mediterranean diet lowers the risk of dementia in humans.

   “adherence to the Mediterranean and Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diets, which most likely contributed to slowing the progression of dementia in the majority of patients”

   Reviewin patients, including older adults and those with Alzheimer's disease

   Diet, Microbiota and Memory: How What We Eat Affects Memory and Cognitive Processes and Whether Diet Can Help Prevent the Onset of Dementia · Cureus · 28 Aug 2026

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1. Mediterranean diet is associated with lumbar spine bone mineral density in humans.

   “DXA analyses showed lower total and trunk fat mass and higher lumbar spine bone mineral density in highly adherent individuals.”

   Humansin people living with HIVn = 130

   Eating Habits and Possible Effects of Mediterranean Diet on Body Composition in Ageing People Living with HIV in Two Italian Centres · Viruses · 25 Aug 2026

1. Mediterranean diet is associated with trunk fat mass in humans.

   “DXA analyses showed lower total and trunk fat mass and higher lumbar spine bone mineral density in highly adherent individuals.”

   Humansin people living with HIVn = 130

   Eating Habits and Possible Effects of Mediterranean Diet on Body Composition in Ageing People Living with HIV in Two Italian Centres · Viruses · 25 Aug 2026

1. Mediterranean diet is associated with body mass index in humans (β -5.3, 95% CI -7.3 to -3.4).

   “After adjustment, high MD adherence remained independently associated with lower BMI (β -5.3, 95% CI -7.3 to -3.4; p”

   Humansin ageing people living with HIVn = 130

   Eating Habits and Possible Effects of Mediterranean Diet on Body Composition in Ageing People Living with HIV in Two Italian Centres · Viruses · 25 Aug 2026

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