The results showed that evidence is scarce and that very few scores fulfilled the applicability parameters and psychometric quality .
Scores measuring adherence to MD are useful tools for identifying the dietary patterns of a given population .
OBJECTIVE The aim of this review was to evaluate the conceptual suitability , applicability and psychometric properties of scores used internationally to measure adherence to the Mediterranean diet ( MD ) .
Mediterranean diet cools down the inflammatory milieu in type 2 diabetes: the MÉDITA randomized controlled trial
Mediterranean-style diets provide cardiovascular benefits and increase insulin sensitivity . There is little evidence that adherence to Mediterranean diet may influence the levels of the inflammatory milieu in type 2 diabetes . The aim of this study was to assess whether Mediterranean diet influences both C-reactive protein ( CRP ) and adiponectin in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes , and whether adherence to Mediterranean diet affects their circulating levels . In a two-arm , single-center trial , 215 men and women with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes were r and omized to a Mediterranean diet ( n = 108 , 54 males and 54 females ) or a low-fat diet ( n = 107 , 52 males and 55 females ) , with a total follow-up of 8.1 years . At baseline visit and at 1 year , body weight , HOMA index , CRP , and adiponectin and its fractions were assessed . Adherence to the diets was assessed by calculating the Mediterranean-diet score . At 1 year , CPR fell by 37 % and adiponectin rose by 43 % in the Mediterranean diet group , while remaining unchanged in the low-fat diet group . The pattern of adiponectin fractions ( high and non-high molecular weight ) showed a response similar to that of total adiponectin . Diabetic patients with the highest scores ( 6–9 points ) of adherence to Mediterranean diet had lower circulating CRP level and higher circulating total adiponectin levels than the diabetic patients who scored <3 points on the scale ( P = 0.001 ) . The results of this r and omized controlled trial demonstrate that Mediterranean diet cools down the inflammatory milieu of type 2 diabetes
The results showed that evidence is scarce and that very few scores fulfilled the applicability parameters and psychometric quality .
Scores measuring adherence to MD are useful tools for identifying the dietary patterns of a given population .
OBJECTIVE The aim of this review was to evaluate the conceptual suitability , applicability and psychometric properties of scores used internationally to measure adherence to the Mediterranean diet ( MD ) .