Change to a healthy diet in people over 70 years old: the PREDIMED experience.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

It is difficult to change dietary habits and maintain them in the long run, particularly in elderly people. We aimed to assess whether adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) and cardiovascular risk factor were similar in the middle-aged and oldest participants in the PREDIMED study.

Methods

We analyzed participants belonging to the first and fourth quartiles of age (Q1 and Q4, respectively) to compare between-group differences in adherence to the nutritional intervention and cardiovascular risk factor (CRF) control during a 3-year follow-up. All participants underwent yearly clinical, nutritional, and laboratory assessments during the following.

Results

A total of 2278 patients were included (1091 and 1187 in Q1 and Q4, respectively). At baseline, mean

SUBMITTER: Casas R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8921045 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature