Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with a Mediterranean Diet Supplemented with Extra-Virgin Olive Oil or Nuts

Abstract

In this study involving persons at high cardiovascular risk, the incidence of major cardiovascular events was lower among those assigned to a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or nuts than among those assigned to a reduced-fat diet. (Funded by Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spanish Ministry of Health, and others; Current Controlled Trials number, ISRCTN35739639 .).

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Affiliated Institutions

• Universidad de Málaga ES
• Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas ES
• Harvard University US
• Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ES
• Harvard–MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology US
• Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol ES
• Universitat Rovira i Virgili ES
• Universidad de Navarra ES
• Instituto de Salud Carlos III ES
• Universitat de València ES
• Bellvitge University Hospital ES
• Universitat de les Illes Balears ES
• Instituto de la Grasa ES
• Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili ES

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