Adherence to the Mediterranean Lifestyle and Desired Body Weight Loss in a Mediterranean Adult Population with Overweight: A PREDIMED-Plus Study.
Cristina BouzasMaria Del Mar BibiloniAlicia JulibertMiguel Ruiz-CanelaJordi Salas SalvadóDolores CorellaMaria Dolors ZomeñoDora RomagueraJesús VioqueÁngel María Alonso-GómezJulia WärnbergJ Alfredo MartínezJ LLuís Serra-MajemRamon EstruchFrancisco J TinahonesJosé LapetraXavier PintóAntonio García RíosBueno-Cavanillas AJosé Juan GaforioPilar Matía-MartínLidia Daimiel RuizVicente Martín SánchezJosep VidalClotilde VázquezEmilio RosCesar Ignacio Fernandez-LázaroNerea Becerra-TomásIgnacio Manuel Gimenez-AlbaJulia MuñozMarga MoreyAlejandro Oncina-CanovasLucas Tojal-SierraJessica Pérez-LópezJosé Alfredo MartínezTamara Casañas-QuintanaSara Castro-BarqueroMaria Rosa Bernal-LopezJosé Manuel Santos-LozanoAna GaleraEscarlata Angullo-MartinezF Javier Basterra-GortariJosep BasoraCarmen SaizOlga CastanerMarian MartínLeyre Notario-BarandiaránMaría C Belló-MoraCarmen Sayón-OreaJesús García-GavilánAlbert GodayJosep Antonio TurPublished in: Nutrients (2020)
In older Mediterranean individuals with weight excess, desired weight loss was inversely associated with Mediterranean lifestyle adherence. Deeply rooted aspects of the MedDiet remained similar across groups. Longitudinal research is advised to be able to establish causality.