The Mediterranean Diet news 2007

2007-05-10 Researchers Investigate Mediterranean Diet - Health News Story - KITV Honolulu

Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine, recently completed a pilot study looking at the effects of the Mediterranean diet on different markers for heart disease. Three different study groups were used. The first group followed a traditional Mediterranean diet, initially using specially prepared foods, then following the advice to select and prepare their own foods. The second group ate the traditional American diet plus special daily supplements containing key ingredients from the Mediterranean diet, like fish oil, walnuts and grape juice. The third group continued to eat the traditional American diet.

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2007-06-09 A recent IMIM-Hospital del Mar study shows the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet

Each of the participants where chosen at random - with no characteristics taken into consideration (sex, age and physical condition) that may interfere with the results to follow one of the three types of diet proposed in the study. As such, 121 people were assigned to a low-fat diet; 128 followed a Mediterranean diet, rich in fruit, vegetables and fish with an olive oil supplement; and, finally, the third group went on a Mediterranean diet enriched with nuts. Urine analysis was carried out to ensure that each person kept to the diet assigned to them.

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The work entitled Effect of a Traditional Mediterranean Diet on Lipoprotein Oxidation which has been published in the Archives for International Medicine on the 11th of June shows for the first time the anti-oxidising benefits of the Mediterranean diet. - Effect Traditional Mediterranean Diet Lipoprotein Oxidation Archives International Medicine 11th June

2007-10-12 Mediterranean Diet May Help Alzheimers Patients Live Longer

The more closely people followed the Mediterranean diet, the more they reduced their mortality," said study author Nikos Scarmeas, MD, MSc, of Columbia University Medical Center in New York, and member of the American Academy of Neurology. "For example, Alzheimers patients who adhered to the diet to a moderate degree lived an average 1. 3 years longer than those people who least adhered to the diet. And those Alzheimers patients who followed the diet very religiously lived an average four years longer. " Previous research by Scarmeas and his colleagues demonstrated that healthy people who eat a Mediterranean diet lower their risk of developing Alzheimers disease. Studies have also shown that healthy people who follow a Mediterranean diet live longer than those who eat a more traditional Western diet, higher in saturated fat and

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A Mediterranean diet may help people with Alzheimers disease live longer than patients who eat a more traditional Western diet. The study is published in the , issue of Neuro - Alzheimers / Dementia news medical news health news medical headlines healthcare news health articles medicine articles welfare living

2007-06-04 New research into multiple sclerosis. . ABC Canberra. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Caroline comments that unfortunately it can be difficult to confirm Swanks research with large population based diet trials. She suggests that a Mediterranean type diet with high levels of antioxidants including monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, high fish consumption along with plant based omega 3s including walnuts and linseeds. She also suggests that high levels of vitamin and mineral supplements should be used with caution. They can be expensive, as well as unnecessary for many and can have unforseen impacts on the absorption of other nutrients and can interact with medications. Individuals with MS need to be cautious of restrictive diets which include entire food groups such as gluten or milk free diets. Its always best to check with a dietitian who has experience with diet and MS.

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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a condition of the central nervous system which affects over 16,000 Australians. - Multiple sclerosis local region radio Health:Diseases and Disorders:Multiple Sclerosis Health:Diseases and Disorders:Multiple Sclerosis Article

2007-05-01 American Chronicle: The Wonderful Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet

Modern farming techniques and world wide transport has changed most peoples diets dramatically in the past century and it is now widely believed that such changes have had an extremely detrimental effect on our health. Fortunately the impact of these developments has not had such a catastrophic effect in Mediterranean regions where to a large extent traditional diets are still followed. Of course with the advent of Globalization and MacDonalds. this is sadly changing. However we can all learn a lot form what has become known as the Mediterranean diet and by adopting it, vastly improve our health and longevity.

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2007-08-19 Birdseye: Health Tips from the Blogosphere : The stone age diet: How to eliminate the health problems of modern life

This is all well and good. to a point. I am a Natural Health Practitioner and have actually followed the REAL Paliolithic diet for well over 3 yrs. By real I mean without the "variants" of "oat flakes", which is a grain, and "yogurt" and "cottage cheese" which are dairy products. The whole idea behind the modern desire to follow this diet is to keep insulin levels low at all times, which is said to minimize not just disease, but all aspects of the aging process. Again, to a point this is true, but it is a far cry from a natural approach to health. After 3 yrs on the diet I started to suffer from joint pain, headaches and periods of sleeplessness, accompanied with depression. To shorten the story, I will just say that it only took a detour into the wonderful world of complex carbohydrates and an understanding of the biochemical

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2007-06-02 Wine Spectator Articles American Men Breathe Better When on a Mediterranean Diet, Study Finds

The medical men were separated into two categories: those who followed a Mediterranean diet and those who ate a diet that was rich in processed foods, refined sugar and cured and red meats--which the researchers called a "Western" diet. The researchers found that the Mediterranean diet was associated with a 50 percent lower risk of developing COPD than the Western diet. In addition, men who ate a predominantly Western diet were more than four times as likely to develop COPD, after taking into account other influences such as age and smoking.

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2007-07-04 Study uncovers why Mediterranean diet works FOODweek Online Main Features Page

Individuals who improved their diet toward a Mediterranean diet pattern had significant reductions in their LDL oxidation compared with individuals assigned to a low-fat diet. Current evidence implicates oxidative damage as part of the pathophysiological changes occurring in various diseases, such as coronary heart disease, cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases, as well as aging, but as yet there are no randomised controlled intervention studies assessing the efficacy of the Mediterranean diet on in vivo lipoprotein oxidation.

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2007-07-04 Study uncovers why Mediterranean diet works FOODweek Online Main Features Page

Individuals who improved their diet toward a Mediterranean diet pattern had significant reductions in their LDL oxidation compared with individuals assigned to a low-fat diet. Current evidence implicates oxidative damage as part of the pathophysiological changes occurring in various diseases, such as coronary heart disease, cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases, as well as aging, but as yet there are no randomised controlled intervention studies assessing the efficacy of the Mediterranean diet on in vivo lipoprotein oxidation.

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2007-06-10 Eat To Live: Mark of Mediterranean diet

Dun Gifford, Oldways founder, said in a news release: "The Mediterranean diet is backed by strong science and terrific flavors and now with the Med Mark, consumers can easily find these health-promoting products. " Spokesperson Courtney Davis told Eat To Live: "Obviously there are a number of criteria before (a product) can bear the mark. Things like fruit -- all these in their usual unprocessed form would qualify. But for processed foods to bear the mark they would have to have zero trans fats -- not low trans fats, zero trans fats. Saturated fats can be not more than 8 percent of the total calories. Individual foods can have no more than 480 milligrams of sodium, 600 milligrams in meal-type products. Added sugars should be no more than 4 grams -- thats 1 teaspoon per serving. " No matter how healthy a can of soup may be, if it uses

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As long ago as the early 1990s, non-profit food issues advocacy group Oldways developed the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid. It was responding to what it calls the low-fat mistake promoted in the 1988 U. S. surgeon generals report and the 1990 Dietary Guidelines and Food Guide Pyramid.