Abstract
Oxidative stress has been involved in the aetiology of hypertension, insulin resistance, the metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease and other chronic conditions. Several epidemiological studies suggest that a diet rich in natural antioxidants is associated with protective effects against major diseases, especially cardiovascular disease. The Mediterranean diet is rich in fat and foods with important antioxidant properties, such as fruits and vegetables, olive oil, and nuts. In this review we focus on epidemiological evidence and clinical trials that relate the Mediterranean diet with oxidative stress markers. We focus our review on two important Mediterranean vegetable sources of potentially oxidized fat-olive oil and nuts.
Keywords: Nuts, virgin olive oil, oxidative stress, antioxidants, mediterranean diet, hypertension, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, oxidative stress markers, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer, Radical Scavenging
Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry
Title: Mediterranean Diet and Oxidation: Nuts and Olive Oil as Important Sources of Fat and Antioxidants
Volume: 11 Issue: 14
Author(s): Monica Bullo, Rosa Lamuela-Raventos and Jordi Salas-Salvado
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Keywords: Nuts, virgin olive oil, oxidative stress, antioxidants, mediterranean diet, hypertension, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, oxidative stress markers, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer, Radical Scavenging
Abstract: Oxidative stress has been involved in the aetiology of hypertension, insulin resistance, the metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease and other chronic conditions. Several epidemiological studies suggest that a diet rich in natural antioxidants is associated with protective effects against major diseases, especially cardiovascular disease. The Mediterranean diet is rich in fat and foods with important antioxidant properties, such as fruits and vegetables, olive oil, and nuts. In this review we focus on epidemiological evidence and clinical trials that relate the Mediterranean diet with oxidative stress markers. We focus our review on two important Mediterranean vegetable sources of potentially oxidized fat-olive oil and nuts.
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Bullo Monica, Lamuela-Raventos Rosa and Salas-Salvado Jordi, Mediterranean Diet and Oxidation: Nuts and Olive Oil as Important Sources of Fat and Antioxidants, Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry 2011; 11 (14) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/156802611796235062
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/156802611796235062 |
Print ISSN 1568-0266 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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