There has been considerable debate about the metabolic effects of restricting carbohydrate intake in weight and diabetes management. However, the American Diabetes Association has noted that weight and metabolic improvements can be achieved with low carbohydrate, low fat (implicitly higher carbohydrate), or a Mediterranean style diet (usually an intermediate level of carbohydrate). Our paper ad...

Recent articles have presented inconsistent findings on the impact of Mediterranean diet in the occurrence of cognitive disorders; therefore, we performed an updated systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the potential association and dose-response pattern with accumulating evidence. We searched the PubMed and the Embase for the records relevant to this topic. A generic inverse-varianc...

The purpose of the present study was to determine the test-retest reliability of the Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (KIDMED) questionnaire in college students. Two hundred and seventy-six college students (127 men, 46%; 149 women, 54%; mean age 19.70 ± 1.32 years; mean height 1.75 ± 0.09 m; mean weight 69.28 ± 13.84 kg; mean body-mas index 22.41 ± 3.19 kg/m²) participated in the study. To inv...

Sources of funding: Instituto de Salud Carlos III; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición; Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares; Fondo de Investigación Sanitaria–Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional; Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación; Fundación Mapfre 2010; Consejería de Salud de la Junta de Andalucía; Department of Health of the Au...

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A first step towards the improvement of daily dietary behaviors is forming an intention to change one's nutrition. However, an intention by itself is not sufficient for successful action. Rather, to translate intentions into behavior, careful planning is recommended. Thus, planning constitutes a mediator between the intention and the behavior. However, if a person lacks self-efficacy, this medi...

Low carbohydrate diets are currently being promoted as an effective treatment for weight reduction. The most popular, the Atkins’ diet, is a worldwide bestseller with over 10 million book copies sold (the earliest being Dr Atkins’ New Diet Revolution). Two randomised clinical trials in obese patients have shown effective weight loss at six months on the Atkins’ diet compared with a low fat calo...

BACKGROUND Worldwide the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children is escalating. Parents' recognition of overweight or obesity in their own children is very important for a successful intervention in these children. This study examined parental perception of their children's weight status, and its association with their knowledge on nutrition and obesity. MATERIALS AND METHODS This wa...

During the last decade, major changes have occurred in the approach to the diagnosis and treatment of hypercholesterolemia in children. In 1993 the National Cholesterol Education Program Expert Panel on Blood Cholesterol in Children and Adolescents recommended that selective screening for the diagnosis of hypercholesterolemia be implemented, and that diagnosed children be treated based on their...