Mediterranean style diet and 12-year incidence of cardiovascular diseases: the EPIC-NL cohort study.

Mediterranean style diet and 12-year incidence of cardiovascular diseases: the EPIC-NL cohort study.

BACKGROUND: A recent meta-analysis showed that a Mediterranean style diet may protect against cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Studies on disease-specific associations are limited. We evaluated the Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS) in relation to incidence of total and specific CVDs. METHODS: The EPIC-NL...

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Main Authors: Marieke P Hoevenaar-Blom, Astrid C J Nooyens, Daan Kromhout, Annemieke M W Spijkerman, Joline W J Beulens, Yvonne T van der Schouw, Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita, W M Monique Verschuren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3460941?pdf=render

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