PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The objective of this article is to present evidence illustrating the relationship between Mediterranean diets and metabolic diseases, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, and the metabolic syndrome, and to briefly discuss potential mechanisms by which these diets can help in disease prevention and treatment. RECENT FINDINGS: Although the Mediterranean diet has long been celebrated for its impact on cardiovascular health, mounting evidence indicates a favorable effect on obesity and type 2 diabetes, as well. While health promotion strategies aimed at preventing adult obesity are emphasizing components of Mediterranean dietary patterns, a role for Mediterranean diets in attenuating the inflammatory burden associated with type 2 diabetes is also emerging. Moreover, a lower prevalence of the metabolic syndrome is associated with dietary patterns rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, dairy products, and unsaturated fats. Both epidemiological and interventional studies have revealed a protective effect of the Mediterranean diet against mild chronic inflammation and its metabolic complications. SUMMARY: Mounting evidence suggests that Mediterranean diets could serve as an anti-inflammatory dietary pattern, which could help fighting diseases that are related to chronic inflammation, including visceral obesity, type 2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","mots_cles":[],"class_list":["post-43360","resume","type-resume","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"adresse":"Department of Geriatrics and Metabolic Diseases, Division of Metabolic Diseases, University of Naples SUN, Naples, Italy. dario.giugliano@unina2.it","annee":"2008","mois":"2","numero":"19:1","page":"63-8","auteurs":[{"ID":9279,"post_author":"0","post_date":"2018-12-03 18:09:23","post_date_gmt":"2018-12-03 17:09:23","post_content":"","post_title":"Katherine Esposito","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"katherine-esposito","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2018-12-03 18:09:23","post_modified_gmt":"2018-12-03 17:09:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/aprifel-pp.mentalworks.biz\/fr\/auteur\/katherine-esposito\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"auteur_resume","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":9280,"post_author":"0","post_date":"2018-12-03 18:09:24","post_date_gmt":"2018-12-03 17:09:24","post_content":"","post_title":"Dario Giugliano","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"dario-giugliano","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2018-12-03 18:09:24","post_modified_gmt":"2018-12-03 17:09:24","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/aprifel-pp.mentalworks.biz\/fr\/auteur\/dario-giugliano\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"auteur_resume","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"sources":[{"ID":18397,"post_author":"0","post_date":"2018-12-03 20:05:15","post_date_gmt":"2018-12-03 19:05:15","post_content":"","post_title":"Current opinion in lipidology","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"current-opinion-in-lipidology","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2018-12-03 20:05:15","post_modified_gmt":"2018-12-03 19:05:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/aprifel-pp.mentalworks.biz\/fr\/source\/current-opinion-in-lipidology\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"source","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}]},"yoast_head":"\n