PMID- 25192027 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150511 LR - 20240324 IS - 2072-6643 (Electronic) IS - 2072-6643 (Linking) VI - 6 IP - 9 DP - 2014 Sep 4 TI - Mediterranean diet and cardiodiabesity: a review. PG - 3474-500 LID - 10.3390/nu6093474 [doi] AB - Cardiodiabesity has been used to define and describe the well-known relationship between type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), obesity, the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). The objective of this study was to perform a scientific literature review with a systematic search to examine all the cardiovascular risk factors combined and their relationship with adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (MedDiet) pattern as primary prevention against cardiodiabesity in a holistic approach. Research was conducted using the PubMed database including clinical trials, cross-sectional and prospective cohort studies. Thirty-seven studies were reviewed: fourteen related to obesity, ten to CVD, nine to MetS, and four to T2DM. Indeed 33 provided strong evidence on the association between adherence to a MedDiet and a reduced incidence of collective cardiodiabesity risk in epidemiological studies. This scientific evidence makes the MedDiet pattern very useful for preventive strategies directed at the general population and also highlights the need to consider all these diet-related risk factors and health outcomes together in daily primary care. FAU - Garcia-Fernandez, Elena AU - Garcia-Fernandez E AD - Mediterranean Diet Foundation, Barcelona 08021, Spain. elenagfdz@gmail.com. FAU - Rico-Cabanas, Laura AU - Rico-Cabanas L AD - Mediterranean Diet Foundation, Barcelona 08021, Spain. feinalaura@gmail.com. FAU - Rosgaard, Nanna AU - Rosgaard N AD - Mediterranean Diet Foundation, Barcelona 08021, Spain. nanna2188@hotmail.com. FAU - Estruch, Ramon AU - Estruch R AD - Mediterranean Diet Foundation, Barcelona 08021, Spain. restruch@clinic.ub.es. FAU - Bach-Faig, Anna AU - Bach-Faig A AD - Mediterranean Diet Foundation, Barcelona 08021, Spain. abach@fdmed.org. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20140904 PL - Switzerland TA - Nutrients JT - Nutrients JID - 101521595 SB - IM MH - Cardiovascular Diseases/*prevention & control MH - Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*prevention & control MH - *Diet, Mediterranean MH - *Feeding Behavior MH - Humans MH - Metabolic Syndrome/*prevention & control MH - Obesity/*prevention & control PMC - PMC4179172 EDAT- 2014/09/06 06:00 MHDA- 2015/05/12 06:00 PMCR- 2014/09/01 CRDT- 2014/09/06 06:00 PHST- 2014/05/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/07/08 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/08/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/09/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/09/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/05/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/09/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - nu6093474 [pii] AID - nutrients-06-03474 [pii] AID - 10.3390/nu6093474 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Nutrients. 2014 Sep 4;6(9):3474-500. doi: 10.3390/nu6093474.