- Title: The Mediterranean Diet: An Evidence-Based Approach 2nd Edition
- Author: Victor R. Preedy, Ronald Ross Watson
- Pages: 1687
- Publisher (Publication Date): Academic Press; 2 edition (July 16, 2020)
- Language: English
- ISBN-13: 9780128186497
- Download File Format: PDF
The Mediterranean Diet: An Evidence-Based Approach, Second Edition provides authoritative material on the many facets surrounding the complex interrelationships between diet, nutrition, health and well-being. The book discusses historical, cultural and scientific foundations, with chapters delving into nutritional adequacy, agricultural practices, food culture, mortality, quality of life, children and adolescents, behavior, cardiovascular diseases, diet quality, nutritional knowledge, nuts, minerals, olive oil, hydroxytyrosol, water, antioxidant nutritional status, ketogenics, adiposity, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular risk, nutrigenetics, epigenetics, the link between epigenetics and pregnancy, gene polymorphisms bone health, insulin signaling inflammatory gene expression, and more.
Provides supportive evidence to embrace a holistic approach in understanding the Mediterranean diet, from the cell to the well-being of geographical populations
Addresses concepts, overviews, components of the diet, and medical, health and nutritional aspects
Contains coverage of emerging fields of diet science and important discoveries relating to diet and nutrition