The Mediterranean diet (Med-Diet) is considered the most effective dietary patterns to obtain weight loss in NAFLD patients.

Essential oils (EO) of Origanum compactum Benth. (O. compactum) are well known for their biological and pharmacological activities. This study aimed to assess the chemical composition, antifungal, insecticidal, and repellent activities of the EO of O. compactum used in the Mediterranean diet.

Flavonoids are acknowledged for their beneficial effects on human health, including the mitigation of health risks from environmental pollutants. As here reviewed, the impairment of male fertility and gonadal development, as well as progression of cancers of reproductive systems of both sexes, due to the exposure of organic and inorganic pollutants, seemed to be counteracted by flavonoids in several pre-clinical and clinical studies.

Adherence to the Mediterranean diet (aMED >median) was associated with reduced all-cause mortality in a general population. For people with diabetes, a dietary pattern concordant with both the DASH diet and the Mediterranean diet (DASH score >median and aMED >median) was associated with a lower risk of mortality.

The endocannabinoid system is a complex lipid signaling network that has evolved to be a key regulator of pro-homeostatic pathways for the organism. Its involvement in numerous processes has rendered it a very suitable target for pharmacological studies regarding metabolic syndrome, obesity and other lifestyle-related diseases. Cannabinomimetic molecules have been found in a large variety of foods, most of which are normally present in the Mediterranean diet.

Regarding the dietary strategies, they reduce sodium intake and promote a healthful dietary pattern, such as the DASH diet or the Mediterranean Diet, which influence various physiological mechanisms controlling blood pressure and have beneficial effects on blood purpose levels and overall cardiovascular health

Good adherence to the Mediterranean diet among university students is more associated with mornings chronotype and improved overall sleep quality and sleep components.

Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet affords sustained protection against type 2 diabetes and other insulin resistance states.

The Mediterranean diet has many health benefits.

Currently, the Healthy Mediterranean-Style Dietary Pattern is included in the 2020–2025 version of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans in agreement with previous versions, as it is considered a variation of the Healthy US-Style Dietary Pattern, the latter based on the types and proportions of foods typically consumed by Americans, although in nutrient-dense forms and appropriate amounts.

The present study compared a Mediterranean and a vegan diet for their effects on weight and cardiometabolic parameters, using a cross-over design. Based on the findings of prior studies, it tested the hypothesis that, compared with a Mediterranean diet, a low-fat vegan diet results in greater changes in body weight, total and LDL-cholesterol concentrations, and insulin sensitivity.

Higher intake of ASB was associated with increased risk of stroke, particularly small artery occlusion subtype, coronary heart disease, and all-cause mortality. Although requiring replication, these new findings add to the potentially harmful association of consuming high quantities of ASB with these health outcomes.

The prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is increasing in parallel with higher rates of obesity, and older age at pregnancy. The adoption of the International Association of the Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups criteria (IADPSG criteria) for its diagnosis has also increased prevalence . GDM is associated with adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes and higher risk for maternal Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) later in life.

The objectives of the present epidemiological study were to identify and describe dietary patterns in a population-based cohort of pregnant women in Crete, Greece, and determine prospectively the association between habitual dietary patterns during pregnancy and the risk for postpartum depression.