A bibliometric analysis of the Mediterranean diet in metabolic syndrome (2015-2025).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The Mediterranean diet (MD), a widely recognized healthy dietary pattern, has demonstrated significant value in the prevention and management of metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, quantitative integrated analyses of its mechanisms of action remain scarce, highlighting an urgent need for systematic collation.

Methods

This study retrieved relevant literature published between 2015 and 2025 from the Web of Science and Scopus databases, and conducted visual bibliometric analyses using R software (Bibliometrix package), VOSviewer, and CiteSpace.

Results

A total of 1723 valid articles were identified from the Web of Science, and 1061 from Scopus. The number of publications steadily increased from 2015 to 2022, with a particularly notable growth spurt between 2016

SUBMITTER: Xi X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12855129 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature