Mediterranean diet and the French paradox: two distinct biogeographic concepts for one consolidated scientific theory on the role of nutrition in coronary heart disease.
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Summary
The Mediterranean-style diet and the French paradox for coronary heart disease are introduced as a fundamental premise of a new scientific theory on the role of nutrition in CHD, a theory that remains to be fully formulated.
- Type
- review
- Published
- 2002-06-01
- Cited by
- 132
- References
- 82
- Access
- Open access
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- https://openalex.org/W1507777624
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- https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:5103163
Keywords
Mediterranean diet, Context (archaeology), Coronary heart disease, Premise, Mediterranean climate
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