Mediterranean-style dietary pattern, reduced risk of metabolic syndrome traits, and incidence in the Framingham Offspring Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The benefit of the Mediterranean-style dietary pattern in mitigating metabolic risk factors for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease has not been well investigated among nondiabetic Americans.

Objective

The aim of this study was to examine the prospective association between the Mediterranean-style dietary pattern and metabolic syndrome.

Design

The Mediterranean-style dietary pattern score (MSDPS) was used to characterize a Mediterranean-style dietary pattern in the Framingham Heart Study Offspring Cohort. We examined the longitudinal association between MSDPS and metabolic syndrome traits (including homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance, fasting glucose, waist circumference, triglyceride, HDL cholesterol, and systolic and diastolic blood pr

SUBMITTER: Rumawas ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3152203 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature