The Mediterranean Diet

568 Pages·2020·32.85 MB·English

The Mediterranean Diet

The Mediterranean Diet
An Evidence-Based Approach

Second edition

Edited by

Victor R. Preedy
Ronald Ross Watson

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Itziar Abete (337), Centre for Nutrition Research,
Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Physiology,
University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Biomedical
Research Centre Network in Physiopathology of
Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), Instituto de Salud
Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain; Navarra Institute for
Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain

Youssef Aboussaleh (103), Department of Life Sciences,
Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco

Giulia Accardi (547), Laboratory of Immunopathology
and Immunosenescence, Department of Biomedicine,
Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics, University of
Palermo, Palermo, Italy

Anna Aiello (547), Laboratory of Immunopathology and
Immunosenescence,
Department
of
Biomedicine,
Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics, University of
Palermo, Palermo, Italy

Ahmad
Alkhatib
(363),
Laboratory
of
Exercise
Biochemistry, University of Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan;
School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University,
Tees Valley, United Kingdom

Inar Alves Castro (537), University of São Paulo, Faculty
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, São Paulo, Brazil

Isabel Andújar (565), Faculty of Pharmacy, University of
Valencia; European University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain

Smaragdi Antonopoulou (483), Department of Nutrition
and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece

Aleksandra Arsic (267), Centre of Research Excellence
in Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Medical
Research, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

Eirini-Iro Arvanitidou (129), Department of Rehabilitation
and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social
Sciences, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth,
United Kingdom

Carla Assaf-Balut (313), Endocrinology and Nutrition
Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos; Instituto de
Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital San Carlos, Madrid,
Spain

Ana Barabash (313), Endocrinology and Nutrition
Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain;
Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital San Carlos,
Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en
Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas
(CIBERDEM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain

Mario Barbagallo (257), Geriatric Unit, Department of
Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo,
Palermo, Italy

Sara Bastida (191,409), Department of Nutrition and Food
Science, Pharmacy School, Universidad Complutense
de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Giovanni Beccari (503), Department of Agricultural, Food
and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia,
Perugia, Italy

Juana Benedí (191), Departamento de Farmacología,
Farmacognosia
y
Botánica,
Pharmacy
School,
Complutense University, Madrid, Spain

Najla Bentrad (239), Faculty of Biological Sciences,
Department of Biology and Physiology of Organisms,
University of Sciences and Technology Houari
Boumediene (USTHB), Algiers, Algeria

M. Rosa Bernal-Lopez (517), Internal Medicine Department,
Regional University Hospital of Malaga, Instituto de
Investigación Biomédica de Malaga (IBIMA), Malaga,
Spain; Ciber Fisiopatologia de la Obesidad y la Nutricion,
Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain

Marialaura
Bonaccio
(495),
Department
of
Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS Neuromed,
Pozzilli (IS), Italy

Americo Bonanni (495), Science Communication Unit,
IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy

Elena Bordiú (313), Endocrinology and Nutrition
Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid,
Spain

Francesco Bottalico (103), International Centre for
Advanced
Mediterranean
Agronomic
Studies
(CIHEAM-Bari), Bari, Italy

Contributors

xviii
Contributors

Barbara Boutopoulou (327), Faculty of Nursing,
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens,
Athens, Greece; Respiratory and Allergy Unit, 3rd
Pediatric Department of National and Kapodistrian
University of Athens, University General Hospital
“Attikon”, Athens, Greece

Silvio Buscemi (285), Dipartimento di Promozione
della Salute, Materno-Infantile, Medicina Interna e
Specialistica di Eccellenza (PROMISE), University of
Palermo; Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism Laboratory,
Policlinico "P. Giaccone" University Hospital, Palermo,
Italy

Alfonso Luis Calle-Pascual (313), Endocrinology and
Nutrition Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos,
Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria
del Hospital San Carlos, Madrid, Spain; Centro
de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y
Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM),
Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain

Montaña Cámara (293), Department of Nutrition and Food
Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Complutense University
of Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Giuseppina
Candore
(547),
Laboratory
of
Immunopathology and Immunosenescence, Department
of
Biomedicine,
Neuroscience
and
Advanced
Diagnostics, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy

Roberto Capone (103), International Centre for Advanced
Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM-Bari),
Bari, Italy

Marina Caputo (89), SCDU of Endocrinology, Department
of Translational Medicine, University of Piemonte
Orientale, Novara, Italy

Gianluigi Cardone (103), International Centre for
Advanced
Mediterranean
Agronomic
Studies
(CIHEAM-Bari), Bari, Italy

Calogero Caruso (547), Laboratory of Immunopathology
and Immunosenescence, Department of Biomedicine,
Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics, University of
Palermo, Palermo, Italy

Giulia Caso (191), Erasmus Traineeship, Complutense
University, Madrid, Spain; Nutrition and Food Science
School, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

Itandehui Castro-Quezada (119), Research Institute of
Biomedical and Health Sciences, University of Las
Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), Las Palmas de Gran
Canaria, Spain; Health Department, El Colegio de la
Frontera Sur, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico

Laura Cebadera-Miranda (293), Department of Nutrition
and Food Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Complutense
University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Ana B. Cerezo (347), Nutrition and Food Science
Department, Toxicology and Legal Medicine, Area
of Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of Pharmacy,
Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain

Davide Corleo (285), Dipartimento di Promozione
della Salute, Materno-Infantile, Medicina Interna e
Specialistica di Eccellenza (PROMISE), University of
Palermo; Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism Laboratory,
Policlinico "P. Giaccone" University Hospital, Palermo,
Italy

Rúbia C.G. Corrêa (209), Mountain Research Center
(CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança,
Portugal; University Center of Maringá (UniCesumar),
Program of Master in Science, Technology and Food
Safety, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil

Lorenzo Covarelli (503), Department of Agricultural, Food
and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia,
Perugia, Italy

Beata Czarczyńska-Goślińska (229), Department of
Pharmaceutical Technology, Poznan University of
Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland

Sergio Davinelli (357), Department of Medicine and
Health Sciences “V. Tiberio”, University of Molise,
Campobasso, Italy

Laura del Valle (313), Endocrinology and Nutrition
Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid,
Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital
San Carlos, Madrid, Spain

Cristina Delgado-Andrade (151), Instituto de Ciencia y
Tecnología de Alimentos y Nutrición, Consejo Superior
de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain

Christiana A. Demetriou (381), Department of Primary
Care and Population Health, University of Nicosia
Medical School; Department of Electron Microscopy/
Molecular Pathology, Cyprus Institute of Neurology and
Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus

Paraskevi Detopoulou (483), Department of Nutrition,
General Hospital Korgialenio-Benakio, Athens, Greece

Francesco Di Gioia (209), Department of Plant Science,
Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA,
United States

E.J. Diamantopoulos (371), 4th Department of Internal
Medicine & Unit of Medical Angiology, Evangelismos
State General Hospital, Athens, Greece

Ligia J. Dominguez (257), Geriatric Unit, Department of
Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University of Palermo,
Palermo, Italy

Maria
Benedetta
Donati
(495),
Department
of
Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS Neuromed,
Pozzilli (IS), Italy

Contributors
xix

Konstantinos Douros (327), Respiratory and Allergy Unit,
3rd Pediatric Department of National and Kapodistrian
University of Athens, University General Hospital
“Attikon”, Athens, Greece

Alejandra Durán (313), Endocrinology and Nutrition
Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain

Hamid El Bilali (103), International Centre for Advanced
Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM-Bari),
Bari, Italy

Khaoula El Kinany (57), Department of Epidemiology and
Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Fez,
Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco

Karima El Rhazi (57), Department of Epidemiology and
Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of
Fez, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez,
Morocco

Mahmut Cerkez Ergoren (97), Department of Medical
Biology, Faculty of Medicine; Research Center of
Experimental Health Sciences (DESAM), Near East
University, Nicosia, Cyprus

Vincenzo De Feo (555), Department of Pharmacy,
University of Salerno, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy

Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira (209), Mountain Research Center
(CIMO), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança,
Portugal

Melissa Formica (453), Barwon Health (University
Hospital Geelong), Geelong, VIC, Australia

Elizabeth Fragopoulou (483), Department of Nutrition
and Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece

Florinda Fratianni (555), Institute of Food Sciences,
Research National Council, Avellino, Italy

Giovanni de Gaetano (495), Department of Epidemiology
and Prevention, IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy

José J. Gaforio (165,527), Immunology Division,
Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Experimental
Sciences University of Jaén, Jaén; Center for Advanced
Studies in Olive Grove and Olive Oils University of Jaén,
Jaén; Agri-food Campus of International Excellence
(ceiA3), Córdoba; Center for Networked Biomedical
Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBER-
ESP), Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain

Cristina Galarregui (337), Centre for Nutrition Research,
Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Physiology,
University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

Cristina Gallardo-Escribano (517), Internal Medicine
Department, Regional University Hospital of Malaga,
Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Malaga
(IBIMA), Malaga; Ciber Fisiopatologia de la Obesidad
y la Nutricion, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid;

Clinical Analysis Department, Regional University
Hospital of Malaga, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica
de Malaga (IBIMA), Malaga, Spain

Paola Galozzi (393), Rheumatology Unit, Department of
Medicine, DIMED, Padova, Italy

Fabio Galvano (285), Department of Biomedical and
Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania,
Catania, Italy

Maria Garces-Martin (517), Internal Medicine Department,
Regional University Hospital of Malaga, Instituto de
Investigación Biomédica de Malaga (IBIMA), Malaga;
Ciber Fisiopatologia de la Obesidad y la Nutricion,
Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain

Vanessa Garcia-Larsen (57), Center for Human Nutrition,
Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins
Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD,
United States

M. Carmen Garcia-Parrilla (347), Nutrition and Food
Science Department, Toxicology and Legal Medicine,
Area of Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of
Pharmacy, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain

Alba Garcimartín (191), Departamento de Farmacología,
Farmacognosia
y
Botánica,
Pharmacy
School,
Complutense University, Madrid, Spain

Jan Geliebter (429), Department of Microbiology &
Immunology, Department of Otolaryngology, School
of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY,
United States

Elena S. George (67), Institute for Physical Activity and
Nutrition, School of Exercise & Nutrition Science,
Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC,
Australia

Ekavi N. Georgousopoulou (67), School of Medicine
Sydney, University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney,
NSW, Australia; Medical School, Australian National
University, Canberra, ACT, Australia; Centre for Health
and Medical Research, ACT Health Directorate, Canberra,
ACT, Australia; Department of Nutrition-Dietetics, School
of Health Science & Education, Harokopio University,
Athens, Greece

E. Gesteiro (409), ImFine Research Group, Department
of Health and Human Performance, Universidad
Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Konstantinos Gkiouras (79), Laboratory of Clinical
Pharmacology, Medical School, Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

Ana
María
Gómez-Pérez
(275),
Department
of
Endocrinology and Nutrition; Biomedical Research
Institute of Málaga (IBIMA), Virgen de la Victoria
University Hospital, Malaga, Spain

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Contributors

Dimitrios G. Goulis (79,473), Unit of Reproductive
Endocrinology, 1st Department of Obstetrics and
Gynecology, Medical School, Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

E. Gouveri (371), 4th Department of Internal Medicine &
Unit of Medical Angiology, Evangelismos State General
Hospital, Athens, Greece; Diabetes center Dr. Tews,
Gelnhausen, Germany

Maria G. Grammatikopoulou (79,473), Department of
Nutritional Sciences and Dietetics, Faculty of Health
Sciences, International Hellenic University, Alexander
Campus, Thessaloniki, Greece

Andreas Hadjisavvas (381), Department of Electron
Microscopy/Molecular Pathology; Cyprus School of
Molecular Medicine, Cyprus Institute of Neurology and
Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus

Asma Hamida-Ferhat (239), Laboratory of Medical
Botany, University of Algiers, Faculty of Medicine,
Department of Pharmacy; CHU Mustapha, Pierre and
Marie Curie Center, Pharmacy Department, Algiers,
Algeria

Roy
J.
Hardman
(453),
Centre
for
Human
Psychopharmacology, Faculty of Health, Arts and
Design, School of Health Sciences, Swinburne
University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Ruth Hornedo-Ortega (347), MIB, Oenology Research
Unit, EA 4577, USC 1366 INRA, ISVV, Université de
Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France

Licia Iacoviello (495), Department of Epidemiology
and Prevention, IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS);
Department of Medicine and Surgery, Research Center
in Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (EPIMED),
University of Insubria, Varese, Italy

Marcello Iriti (179), Department of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences, Milan State University, Milan,
Italy

Magdalena Jeszka-Skowron (229), Institute of Chemistry
and Technical Electrochemistry, Poznan University of
Technology, Poznan, Poland

Maria G. Kakkoura (381), Department of Electron
Microscopy/Molecular Pathology, Cyprus Institute
of Neurology and Genetics; Respiratory Physiology
Laboratory, Medical School, University of Cyprus,
Nicosia, Cyprus

Spyridon N. Karras (73), Division of Endocrinology and
Metabolism, First Department of Internal Medicine,
Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,
AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

E. Knox (465), Andalusian School of Public Health,
Granada, Spain

Kalliopi Kotsa (73), Division of Endocrinology and
Metabolism, First Department of Internal Medicine,
Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,
AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

Theocharis Koufakis (73), Division of Endocrinology and
Metabolism, First Department of Internal Medicine,
Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,
AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece

Despina Koumpagioti (327), Faculty of Nursing, National
and Kapodistrian University of Athens; P & A Kyriakou
Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece

Kyriacos Kyriacou (381), Department of Electron
Microscopy/Molecular Pathology; Cyprus School of
Molecular Medicine, Cyprus Institute of Neurology and
Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus

Nuria García de la Torre (313), Endocrinology and
Nutrition Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos;
Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital San
Carlos; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red
de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas
(CIBERDEM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid,
Spain

Maria Lampropoulou (473), Department of Nutritional
Sciences and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences,
International Hellenic University, Alexander Campus,
Thessaloniki, Greece

Maria A. Loizidou (381), Department of Electron
Microscopy/Molecular Pathology; Cyprus School of
Molecular Medicine, Cyprus Institute of Neurology and
Genetics, Nicosia, Cyprus

Antonino De Lorenzo (285), Department of Biomedicine
and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome,
Italy

Adrián Macho-González (191), Department of Nutrition
and Food Science, Pharmacy School, Universidad
Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Emmanuella Magriplis (25,41), Department of Food
Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural University
of Athens, Athens, Greece

G. Marakomichelakis (371), 4th Department of Internal
Medicine & Unit of Medical Angiology, Evangelismos
State General Hospital, Athens, Greece

J. Alfredo Martínez (337), Centre for Nutrition
Research,
Department
of
Nutrition,
Food
Science and Physiology, University of Navarra,
Pamplona; Biomedical Research Centre Network
in Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition
(CIBERobn), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII),
Madrid; Navarra Institute for Health Research
(IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain

Contributors
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Laura De Martino (555), Department of Pharmacy,
University of Salerno, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy

F. Xavier Medina (13), Department of Food and Nutrition,
Faculty of Health Sciences, and UNESCO Chair on
Food, Culture and Development, Universitat Oberta de
Catalunya (UOC), Barcelona, Spain

Duane D. Mellor (67), Aston Medical School, Aston
University, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Alessandro Menotti (111), Association for Cardiac
Research, Rome, Italy

Marta Mesías (151), Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología
de Alimentos y Nutrición, Consejo Superior de
Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain

María Molina-Vega (275), Department of Endocrinology
and Nutrition; Biomedical Research Institute of Málaga
(IBIMA), Virgen de la Victoria University Hospital,
Malaga, Spain

Patricia Morales (293), Department of Nutrition and Food
Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Complutense University
of Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Juan A. Moreno (165), Department of Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Institute of
Nutrition and Food Technology, Center of Biomedical
Research, Granada University, Granada, Spain

J.J. Muros (465), Department of Didactics of Musical,
Artistic and Corporal Expression; Research Group
AGR-279 Food Science and Nutrition, University of
Granada, Granada, Spain

Filomena Nazzaro (555), Institute of Food Sciences,
Research National Council, Avellino, Italy

Tzortzis Nomikos (483), Department of Nutrition and
Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece

Francesca Oliviero (393), Rheumatology Unit, Department
of Medicine, DIMED, Padova, Italy

Giovanni Ottomano Palmisano (103), International
Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies
(CIHEAM-Bari), Bari, Italy

Rocío M. de Pablos (347), Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy; Institute of
Biomedicine of Seville (IBiS), Virgen del Rocío University
Hospital/CSIC, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain

Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos (67), Department of Nutrition-
Dietetics, School of Health Science & Education,
Harokopio University, Athens, Greece; Faculty of Health,
University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia

Christopher Papandreou (3), Human Nutrition Unit,
Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Pere
i Virgili Research Institute, Rovira i Virgili University,
Tarragona, Spain

Spyridon A. Petropoulos (209), Department of Agriculture,
Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of
Thessaly, Nea Ionia, Magnissia, Greece

Flavia Prodam (89), SCDU of Pediatrics, Department
of Health Sciences; SCDU of Endocrinology,
Department of Translational Medicine; Interdis-
ciplinary Research Center of Autoimmune and
Allergic Diseases, University of Piemonte Orientale,
Novara, Italy

Paolo Emilio Puddu (111), Association for Cardiac
Research, Rome, Italy; EA 4650, Signalisation, élec-
trophysiologie et imagerie des lésions d’ischémie
reperfusion
myocardique,
UNICAEN,
Caen,
France

Leonardo Punzi (393), Centre for Gout and Metabolic
Bone and Joint Diseases, Rheumatology, SS Giovanni
and Paolo Hospital, Venice, Italy

José L. Quiles (165), Department of Physiology, Institute
of Nutrition and Food Technology, Center of Biomedical
Research, Granada University, Granada, Spain

Cristina
Ramirez-Perez
(165),
Department
of
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of
Pharmacy, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology,
Center of Biomedical Research, Granada University,
Granada, Spain

Cesar L. Ramirez-Tortosa (165), Department of
Pathological Anatomy, San Cecilio Hospital of Granada,
Granada, Spain

MCarmen
Ramírez-Tortosa
(165),
Department
of
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of
Pharmacy, Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology,
Center of Biomedical Research, Granada University,
Granada, Spain

Tristan Richard (347), MIB, Oenology Research Unit, EA
4577, USC 1366 INRA, ISVV, Université de Bordeaux,
Bordeaux, France

Roberta Ricotti (89), SCDU of Pediatrics, Department
of Health Sciences, University of Piemonte Orientale,
Novara, Italy

José-Luis Ríos (565), Faculty of Pharmacy, University of
Valencia, Valencia, Spain

Carmen Rodríguez-García (527), Immunology Division,
Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Experimental
Sciences, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain

Blanca Román-Viñas (119), Community Nutrition Research
Centre of the Nutrition Research Foundation, University
of Barcelona Science Park, Barcelona; Biomedical
Research Networking Center for Physiopathology of
Obesity and Nutrition (CIBEROBN), Carlos III Health
Institute, Madrid, Spain

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Contributors

Emilio Ros (141), Lipid Clinic, Endocrinology and
Nutrition Service, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical
Research Institute, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona; CIBER
Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBEROBN),
Carlos III Health Institute (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain

Miguel Angel Rubio (313), Endocrinology and Nutrition
Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid;
Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital San
Carlos, Madrid, Spain

M. Isabel Ruiz-Moreno (517), Internal Medicine
Department, Regional University Hospital of Malaga,
Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Malaga
(IBIMA), Malaga; Ciber Fisiopatologia de la Obesidad y
la Nutricion, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain

Carlotta Sacerdote (381), Unit of Cancer Epidemiology,
Città della Salute e della Scienza University-Hospital
and Center for Cancer Prevention (CPO), Turin, Italy

Jordi
Salas-Salvadó
(3),
Human
Nutrition
Unit,
Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Pere
i Virgili Research Institute, Rovira i Virgili University,
Tarragona, Spain

Francisco J. Sánchez-Muniz (191,409), Department
of Nutrition and Food Science, Pharmacy School,
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Cristina Sánchez-Quesada (527), Center for Advanced
Studies in Olive Grove and Olive Oils; Immunology
Division, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of
Experimental Sciences, University of Jaén, Jaén; Agri-
food Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3),
Córdoba, Spain

Giovanni Scapagnini (357), Department of Medicine and
Health Sciences “V. Tiberio”, University of Molise,
Campobasso, Italy

Bianca Scolaro (537), NYU School of Medicine,
Department of Medicine, New York, NY, United States

Isabel Seiquer (151), Estación Experimental del Zaidín,
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC),
Granada, Spain

Lluís Serra-Majem (13,119), Research Institute of Biomedical
and Health Sciences, University of Las Palmas de Gran
Canaria (ULPGC); Preventive Medicine Service, Centro
Hospitalario
Universitario
Insular
Materno
Infantil
(CHUIMI), Canarian Health Service, Las Palmas de Gran
Canaria; Community Nutrition Research Centre of the
Nutrition Research Foundation, University of Barcelona
Science Park; International Foundation of Mediterranean
Diet (IFMED), Barcelona; Biomedical Research Networking
Center for Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition
(CIBEROBN), Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain

Paolo Sfriso (393), Rheumatology Unit, Department of
Medicine, DIMED, Padova, Italy

Paolo Spinella (393), Clinical Nutrition Unit, Department
of Medicine, DIMED, Padova, Italy

Xenophon
Theodoridis
(129),
Department
of
Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Faculty of
Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of
Thessaly, Larissa; Department of Medicine, Faculty of
Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,
Thessaloniki, Greece

Francisco J. Tinahones (275), Department of Endocrinology
and Nutrition; Biomedical Research Institute of Málaga
(IBIMA), Virgen de la Victoria University Hospital,
Malaga, Spain; Spanish Biomedical Research Centre in
Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERObn
CB06/003), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain

Francesco Tini (503), Department of Agricultural, Food
and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia,
Perugia, Italy

Raj Tiwari (429), Department of Microbiology &
Immunology, Department of Otolaryngology, School
of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY,
United States

Antigoni Tranidou (79), Department of Endocrinology,
Diabetes and Metabolism, Hippokration General
Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

Ana M. Troncoso (347), Nutrition and Food Science
Department, Toxicology and Legal Medicine, Area
of Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of Pharmacy,
Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain

Fotini Tsofliou (129), Department of Rehabilitation and
Sport Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences,
Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Gulten Tuncel (97), Department of Medical Biology, Faculty
of Medicine; Research Center of Experimental Health
Sciences (DESAM), Near East University, Nicosia,
Cyprus

Johanna Valerio (313), Endocrinology and Nutrition
Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain

Elena Maria Varoni (179), Department of Biomedical,
Surgical and Dental Sciences, Milan State University,
Milan, Italy

Alberto
Vilches-Perez
(517),
Internal
Medicine
Department, Regional University Hospital of Malaga,
Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Malaga
(IBIMA), Malaga; Ciber Fisiopatologia de la Obesidad
y la Nutricion, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid;
Endocrinology and Nutrition Department, University
Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, Instituto de Investigación
Biomédica de Malaga (IBIMA), Malaga, Spain

Paolo Vineis (381), Department of Epidemiology and
Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College
London, London, United Kingdom