Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet in the Elderly Patient

This book illustrates the role of Mediterranean diet in connection with well-being and particularly its impact on health and elderly care, as well as on the mechanisms of aging. Aging is a natural process of human life. The knowledge that a healthy dietary regimen like the Mediterranean diet can eff...

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1. Verfasser: Capurso, Antonio (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Ausgabe:1st ed. 2018.
Schriftenreihe:Practical Issues in Geriatrics,
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ISBN:9783319780849
ISSN:2509-6060
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The historical origins and composition of Mediterranean diet
  • 2. The extra virgin olive oil
  • 3. Extra virgin olive oil and the effects on cholesterol, atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction
  • 4. Extra virgin olive oil and diabetes mellitus
  • 5. Extra virgin olive oil and thrombosis
  • 6. Extra virgin olive oil and blood pressure
  • 7. Extra virgin olive oil and neurodegenerative diseases
  • 8. Extra virgin olive oil and cancer
  • 9. The vegetables
  • 10. Fish
  • 11. Fresh fruit
  • 12. Nuts
  • 13. Smells and tastes of Mediterranean diet. The herbs
  • 14. Red and white wine
  • 15. Other ingredients of the Mediterranean diet today: tomatoes and other vegetables.