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Adherence to the Traditional Mediterranean Diet Is Inversely Associated with Body Mass Index and Obesity in a Spanish Population

Helmut Schrsder2, Jaume Marrugat, Juan Vila, Maria I. Covas and Roberto Elosua

The Mediterranean diet is a healthy eating pattern with protective effects on chronic diseases. The purpose of this study was to assess the relation between BMI and obesity and the level of adherence to the traditional Mediterranean diet. The subjects were Spanish men (n = 1547) and women (n = 1615) aged 25–74 y...These data suggest that the traditional Mediterranean dietary pattern is inversely associated with BMI and obesity.

USE OLIVE OIL: http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/80/4/1012

Mutual adjustment between olive oil and vegetables, which are frequently consumed together, indicated that olive oil has the dominant beneficial effect on arterial blood pressure in this population.