The Mediterranean diet and physical activity: better together than apart for the prevention of premature mortality.

ABSTRACT: Diet and physical activity (PA) have been studied extensively in epidemiology as single or combined lifestyle factors; however, their interaction has not been studied thoroughly. Studying potential synergisms between lifestyle components with a comprehensive interaction analysis, including additive measures of interaction, provides key insights into the nature of their joint effect and helps target interventions more effectively. First, a comprehensive review was conducted to assess the potential research gap regarding reported interaction analyses conducted in studies assessing the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) in combination with PA on all-cause mortality. Thereafter, we prospectively assessed the joint association of the MedDiet with PA on all-cause mortality in the Seguimiento Univer

SUBMITTER: Hershey MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9530916 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature