Effects on Health Outcomes of a Mediterranean Diet With No Restriction on Fat Intake
Authors: Angeliki Papadaki, J. Alfredo Martinez
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2017)

Letters7 March 2017Effects on Health Outcomes of a Mediterranean Diet With No Restriction on Fat IntakeAngeliki Papadaki, PhD and J. Alfredo Martinez, PhD, MDAngeliki Papadaki, PhDFrom University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, and CIBERobn Nutrición, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.Search for more papers by this author and J. Alfredo Martinez, PhD, MDFrom University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, and CIBERobn Nutrición, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L16-0590 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Bloomfield and colleagues' systematic review (1) aims to examine the effect of a Mediterranean diet on various health outcomes. The authors mention the word “effect” throughout their article, which implies that only intervention studies were reviewed. This is not the case, because observational studies were also reviewed. According to the authors, “Observational studies were included if they assessed the association between 2 or more … [Mediterranean diet] components and any of our outcomes of interest.” As such, that they excluded not only observational studies examining the association between all Mediterranean diet components and health outcomes (which other ...References1. Bloomfield HE, Koeller E, Greer N, MacDonald R, Kane R, Wilt TJ. Effects on health outcomes of a Mediterranean diet with no restriction on fat intake. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med. 2016;165:491-500. [PMID: 27428849]. doi:10.7326/M16-0361 LinkGoogle Scholar2. Sofi F, Macchi C, Abbate R, Gensini GF, Casini A. Mediterranean diet and health status: an updated meta-analysis and a proposal for a literature-based adherence score. Public Health Nutr. 2014;17:2769-82. [PMID: 24476641] doi:10.1017/S1368980013003169 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Fung TT, Chiuve SE, McCullough ML, Rexrode KM, Logroscino G, Hu FB. Adherence to a DASH-style diet and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke in women. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168:713-20. [PMID: 18413553] doi:10.1001/archinte.168.7.713 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Papadaki A, Linardakis M. The use of composite scores to assess adherence to dietary patterns: the Mediterranean diet case. In: Appetite and Nutritional Assessment. New York: Nova Science; 2009:285-354. (Ellsworth SJ, Schuster RC, eds. Nutrition and Diet Research Progress Series). Google Scholar5. Sayón-Orea C, Santiago S, Cuervo M, Martínez-González MA, Garcia A, Martínez JA. Adherence to Mediterranean dietary pattern and menopausal symptoms in relation to overweight/obesity in Spanish perimenopausal and postmenopausal women. Menopause. 2015;22:750-7. [PMID: 25513984] doi:10.1097/GME.0000000000000378 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, and CIBERobn Nutrición, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L16-0590. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoEffects on Health Outcomes of a Mediterranean Diet With No Restriction on Fat Intake Hanna E. Bloomfield , Eva Koeller , Nancy Greer , Roderick MacDonald , Robert Kane , and Timothy J. Wilt Effects on Health Outcomes of a Mediterranean Diet With No Restriction on Fat Intake Hanna E. Bloomfield , Nancy Greer , Robert Kane , and Timothy J. Wilt Effects on Health Outcomes of a Mediterranean Diet With No Restriction on Fat Intake Miguel A. Martínez-González , Ramón Estruch , Dolores Corella , Emilio Ros , Montse Fitó , Lukas Schwingshackl , and Jordi Salas-Salvadó Metrics 7 March 2017Volume 166, Issue 5Page: 377-378KeywordsDietDisclosureEatingFatsFoodLongitudinal studiesNutrientsObservational studiesStrokeSystematic reviews ePublished: 7 March 2017 Issue Published: 7 March 2017 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2017 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...