The effectiveness of the Mediterranean Diet for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease: An umbrella review.
Laima W HareerYan Ying LauFrances MoleDianne P ReidlingerHayley M O'NeillHannah L MayrHannah GreenwoodLoai AlbarqouniPublished in: Nutrition & dietetics: the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia (2024)
This review showed that the Mediterranean Diet can reduce fatal cardiovascular disease outcome risk by 10%-67% and non-fatal cardiovascular disease outcome risk by 21%-70%. This preventive effect was more significant in studies that included populations with established cardiovascular disease. Better quality reviews are needed.