Dietary intervention with vegetarian and mediterranean diets for cardiovascular prevention: Effects on hormones involved in the energy balance

Background: First line treatment for obesity consists of improvement of dietary habits. Vegetarian (VD) and Mediterranean (MD) diets are reported as two of the healthiest diets. Our aim was to compare the effects of VD and MD on hormones involved in the energy balance, using data from the CARDIVEG study, a randomized dietary intervention trial.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - July 20, 2019 Category: Nutrition Authors: Monica Dinu, Giuditta Pagliai, Barbara Colombini, Alice Sereni, Anna Maria Gori, Betti Giusti, Rossella Marcucci, Alessandro Casini, Francesco Sofi Source Type: research