Role of ultra-processed foods in modulating the effect of Mediterranean diet on human and planet health-study protocol of the PROMENADE randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Mediterranean diet (MD), globally recognized for its sustainability and health benefits, traditionally emphasizes the consumption of plant-based foods in raw or minimally processed forms. However, shifting lifestyles, even in Mediterranean regions, have led to an increasing consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF). Epidemiological evidence suggests that UPF consumption may be detrimental to human health, but there is only one clinical trial on this topic which is largely debated in the scientific community. This study aims to investigate the impact of the inclusion of UPF within a Mediterranean-based dietary pattern on cardiometabolic markers, gut microbiota, and other markers of human and planet health.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Dinu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11440767 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature