Effects of a Mediterranean-Style Diet on Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Authors: Miguel Ángel Martínez-González, Emilio Ros, Ramón Estruch
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2007)

Letters2 January 2007Effects of a Mediterranean-Style Diet on Cardiovascular Risk FactorsMiguel Ángel Martínez-González, MD, PhD, Emilio Ros, MD, PhD, and Ramón Estruch, MD, PhDMiguel Ángel Martínez-González, MD, PhDFrom University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi Sunyer, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain.Search for more papers by this author, Emilio Ros, MD, PhDFrom University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi Sunyer, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain.Search for more papers by this author, and Ramón Estruch, MD, PhDFrom University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi Sunyer, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-146-1-200701020-00019 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE: We thank Dr. Samaha for his comments and appreciate the point raised about the fairness of comparisons between the Mediterranean diets and a less intensively promoted low-fat diet. We think that it is fair to compare interventions with different grades of intensity as far as their context can be appropriately conceptualized. Our intervention was not designed as a tightly controlled, feeding trial. Instead, the PREDIMED study is a demonstration project conducted among free-living individuals that is similar to health-promoting lifestyle recommendations in the primary care setting (1). We conceptualized our intervention as the combination of enabling factors, such ...References1. Krauss RM, Eckel RH, Howard B, Appel LJ, Daniels SR, Deckelbaum RJ, et al. AHA Dietary Guidelines: revision 2000: A statement for healthcare professionals from the Nutrition Committee of the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2000;102:2284-99. [PMID: 11056107] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. D'Agostino RB, Grundy S, Sullivan LM, Wilson . Validation of the Framingham coronary heart disease prediction scores: results of a multiple ethnic groups investigation. JAMA. 2001;286:180-7. [PMID: 11448281] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi Sunyer, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain.Note: This letter was written by the authors for the PREDIMED investigators.Disclosures: Consultancies: E. Ros (California Walnut Commission); Honoraria: E. Ros (California Walnut Commission); Grants received: E. Ros (California Walnut Commission). PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoEffects of a Mediterranean-Style Diet on Cardiovascular Risk Factors Ramon Estruch , Miguel Ángel Martínez-González , Dolores Corella , Jordi Salas-Salvadó , Valentina Ruiz-Gutiérrez , María Isabel Covas , Miguel Fiol , Enrique Gómez-Gracia , Mari Carmen López-Sabater , Ernest Vinyoles , Fernando Arós , Manuel Conde , Carlos Lahoz , José Lapetra , Guillermo Sáez , Emilio Ros , and Effects of a Mediterranean-Style Diet on Cardiovascular Risk Factors Frederick Samaha Metrics 2 January 2007Volume 146, Issue 1Page: 73-74KeywordsCoronary heart diseaseDietEatingFoodGlucoseMedical risk factorsOilsSystolic pressure ePublished: 2 January 2007 Issue Published: 2 January 2007 CopyrightCopyright © 2007 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...