Association between the Mediterranean lifestyle, metabolic syndrome and mortality: a whole-country cohort in Spain.

Mercedes Sotos-PrietoRosario OrtoláMiguel Ruiz-CanelaEsther Garcia-EsquinasDavid Martínez-GómezEsther Lopez-GarciaMiguel Ángel Martínez-GonzálezFernando Rodriguez-Artalejo

Published in: Cardiovascular diabetology (2021)

The Mediterranean lifestyle was associated with lower frequency of MS and reduced all-cause mortality in Spain. Future studies should determine if this also applies to other Mediterranean countries, and also improve cardiovascular health outside the Mediterranean basin.

Keyphrases

metabolic syndrome
cardiovascular disease
physical activity
weight loss
mass spectrometry
insulin resistance
climate change
uric acid
ms ms
cardiovascular events
risk factors
type diabetes