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Species | Jordi Salas-SalvadoSummaryAffiliation: Rovira i Virgili University Country: Spain Publications
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Components of the Mediterranean-type food pattern and serum inflammatory markers among patients at high risk for cardiovascular diseaseJ Salas-Salvado
Human Nutrition Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
Eur J Clin Nutr 62:651-9. 2008..To evaluate associations between components of the Mediterranean diet and circulating markers of inflammation in a large cohort of asymptomatic subjects at high risk for cardiovascular disease...
The role of diet in the prevention of type 2 diabetesJ Salas-Salvado
Human Nutrition Unit, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus, Biochemistry and Biotechnology Department, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 21:B32-48. 2011....
Effect of a Mediterranean diet supplemented with nuts on metabolic syndrome status: one-year results of the PREDIMED randomized trialJordi Salas-Salvado
Human Nutrition Unit, School of Medicine, University of Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
Arch Intern Med 168:2449-58. 2008..We compared the 1-year effect of 2 behavioral interventions to implement the MedDiet vs advice on a low-fat diet on MetS status...
The effect of nuts on inflammationJordi Salas-Salvado
Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Biochemistry and Biotech nology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C Sant Llorenc, 21, 43201 Reus, Spain
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 17:333-6. 2008..Nut consumption has also been shown to decrease the plasma concentration of CRP, IL-6 and some endothelial markers in recent clinical trials...
Effect of two doses of a mixture of soluble fibres on body weight and metabolic variables in overweight or obese patients: a randomised trialJordi Salas-Salvado
Human Nutrition Unit, Facultat de Medicina i Ciencies de la Salut, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C Sant Llorenç 21, 43201 Reus, Spain
Br J Nutr 99:1380-7. 2008....
Cultural and historical aspects of Mediterranean nuts with emphasis on their attributed healthy and nutritional propertiesJ Salas-Salvado
Human Nutrition Unit, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus, Biochemistry and Biotechnology Department, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 21:S1-6. 2011..Nuts have been part of the human diet since prehistoric times. The aim of the present article is to describe the most important historical and cultural aspects of nut consumption throughout history...
Reduction in the incidence of type 2 diabetes with the Mediterranean diet: results of the PREDIMED-Reus nutrition intervention randomized trialJordi Salas-Salvado
Human Nutrition Unit, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan, Departament de Bioquimica i Biotecnologia, Institut d Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
Diabetes Care 34:14-9. 2011..To test the effects of two Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) interventions versus a low-fat diet on incidence of diabetes...
Effect of nut consumption on oxidative stress and the endothelial function in metabolic syndromePatricia López-Uriarte
Human Nutrition Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus, IISPV, Rovira i Virgili University, Sant Llorenc 21, 43201 Reus, Tarragona, Spain
Clin Nutr 29:373-80. 2010..Oxidative stress has a key role in atherosclerosis, cancer and other chronic diseases. Some bioactive compounds in nuts have been implicated in antioxidant activities...
Systemic inflammation, adipose tissue tumor necrosis factor, and leptin expressionMonica Bullo
Unitat de Nutricio Humana, Facultat de Medicina i Ciencies de la Salut de Reus, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
Obes Res 11:525-31. 2003....
Effect of a traditional Mediterranean diet on apolipoproteins B, A-I, and their ratio: a randomized, controlled trialRosa Solà
Human Nutrition Department, School of Medicine, University Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
Atherosclerosis 218:174-80. 2011..Our aim was to assess the effect of a traditional Mediterranean diet (TMD) on apolipoproteins...
Association between a healthy lifestyle and general obesity and abdominal obesity in an elderly population at high cardiovascular riskMonica Bullo
Human Nutrition Unit, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan de Reus, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
Prev Med 53:155-61. 2011..We assessed the relationship between lifestyle and obesity risk in a baseline analysis of the PREDIMED study, a randomized dietary primary prevention trial conducted in Spain...
Gene-environment interactions of CETP gene variation in a high cardiovascular risk Mediterranean populationDolores Corella
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
J Lipid Res 51:2798-807. 2010..In conclusion, the strong association of the CETP SNPs and HDL-C was not statistically modified by diet or by the other environmental factors...
Nuts, inflammation and insulin resistancePatricia Casas-Agustench
Human Nutrition Unit, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Sant Llorenc 21, 43201 Reus, Spain
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 19:124-30. 2010..This review evaluates the epidemiologic and experimental evidence in humans demonstrating an association between nut consumption and these two emergent cardio-protective mechanisms...
Mediterranean nuts: origins, ancient medicinal benefits and symbolismPatricia Casas-Agustench
Human Nutrition Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Departament de Bioquimica i Biotecnologia, IISPV, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C Sant Llorenç 21, 43201 Reus, Spain
Public Health Nutr 14:2296-301. 2011..To consider historical aspects of nuts in relation to origin and distribution, attributed medicinal benefits, symbolism, legends and superstitions...
Mediterranean diet and oxidation: nuts and olive oil as important sources of fat and antioxidantsMonica Bullo
Unitat de Nutricio Humana, Departament de Bioquimica i Biotecnologia, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
Curr Top Med Chem 11:1797-810. 2011..We focus our review on two important Mediterranean vegetable sources of potentially oxidized fat-olive oil and nuts...
Nuts and oxidation: a systematic reviewPatricia López-Uriarte
Human Nutrition Unit, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
Nutr Rev 67:497-508. 2009..This review evaluates the in vitro and in vivo studies conducted in animals or humans to analyze the effect of nuts on oxidation...
Total and undercarboxylated osteocalcin predict changes in insulin sensitivity and ? cell function in elderly men at high cardiovascular riskMonica Bullo
Human Nutrition Unit, Facultat de Medicina i Ciencies de la Salut, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
Am J Clin Nutr 95:249-55. 2012..Osteocalcin has been related to insulin secretion in experimental models. Few prospective studies have evaluated the association between circulating osteocalcin concentrations and insulin secretion and sensitivity in humans...
Mediterranean diet and metabolic syndrome: the evidenceNancy Babio
Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan de Reus, IISPV, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Rovira i Virgili University, Spain
Public Health Nutr 12:1607-17. 2009..The Mediterranean diet has long been related to a lower cardiovascular disease risk; however, more recent evidences also indicate that it has a favourable effect on adiposity and type 2 diabetes...
Effect of whole walnuts and walnut-skin extracts on oxidant status in miceMonica Bullo
Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Facultat de Medicinia i Ciències de la Salut, ISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
Nutrition 26:823-8. 2010..To evaluate the effect of the intake of whole walnuts and walnut fractions on the oxidant status in mice...
Dietary fibre, nuts and cardiovascular diseasesJordi Salas-Salvado
Unitat de Nutricio Humana, Facultat de Medicina i Ciencies de la Salut de Reus, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
Br J Nutr 96:S46-51. 2006..After cereals, nuts are the vegetable foods that are richest in fibre, which may partly explain their benefit on the lipid profile and cardiovascular health...
Effect of oral administration of a whole formula diet on nutritional and cognitive status in patients with Alzheimer's diseaseJordi Salas-Salvado
Unitat de Nutricio Humana, Facultat de Medicina de Reus, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C San Llorenc 21, 43201 Reus Tarragona, Spain
Clin Nutr 24:390-7. 2005..To evaluate the effect of a whole formula diet on nutritional and cognitive status in Alzheimer's disease patients...
Effects of soluble fiber (Plantago ovata husk) on plasma lipids, lipoproteins, and apolipoproteins in men with ischemic heart diseaseRosa Solà
Unitat de Recerca de Lipids i Arteriosclerosi, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, IRCIS, Reus, Spain
Am J Clin Nutr 85:1157-63. 2007..New dietary strategies to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk include the addition of fiber to the diet. The effect of soluble-fiber consumption derived from Plantago ovata husk on lipid risk factors in patients with CVD is unknown...
Mediterranean diet and high dietary acid load associated with mixed nuts: effect on bone metabolism in elderly subjectsMonica Bullo
Human Nutrition Unit, Faculty of Medicine of Reus, School of Medicine, Institut d Investigacions Sanitàries Pere i Virgili, University Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
J Am Geriatr Soc 57:1789-98. 2009..To analyze the effect of differing diet on the acid load content on bone metabolism...
Increase in metabolic syndrome as defined by ATPIII from 1992-1993 to 2002-2003 in a Mediterranean populationGenevieve G Buckland
Human Nutrition Unit, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan, IISPV Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
Nutr Rev 67:S117-25. 2009..Applying ATPIII definitions, MetS prevalence was lower, and it increased significantly (P < 0.001) from 18.4% in 1992-1993 to 24.8% in 2002-2003. MetS prevalence is high and has increased significantly in the last decade in Catalonia...
A risk score to predict type 2 diabetes mellitus in an elderly Spanish Mediterranean population at high cardiovascular riskMarta Guasch-Ferré
Human Nutrition Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
PLoS ONE 7:e33437. 2012..To develop and test a diabetes risk score to predict incident diabetes in an elderly Spanish Mediterranean population at high cardiovascular risk...
[Role of calcium intake in obesity]Pilar Garcia-Lorda
Unidad de Nutrición Humana, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud de Reus, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Espana
Med Clin (Barc) 124:467-75. 2005..However, available evidences are mostly indirect and further studies specifically designed for this purpose are needed...
Diet and dietetics in al-AndalusJordi Salas-Salvado
Unitat de Nutricio Humana, Facultat de Medicina de Reus, C Sant Llorenç 21, E 43201 Reus, Spain
Br J Nutr 96:S100-4. 2006..We also find that many of the terms in current use in diet and agriculture are a living testimony to the Arabic influence, as are many of the dishes of our varied Mediterranean gastronomy...
Inflammation, obesity and comorbidities: the role of dietMonica Bullo
Human Nutrition Unit, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan, Departament de Bioquimica i Biotecnologia, Facultat de Medicina i Ciencies de la Salut, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C Sant Llorenc, 21 43201 Reus, Spain
Public Health Nutr 10:1164-72. 2007....
FABP4 predicts atherogenic dyslipidemia development. The PREDIMED studyAnna Cabre
Research Unit on Lipids and Atherosclerosis, CIBERDEM, Spain IISPV, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain
Atherosclerosis 222:229-34. 2012..The aim of the present study was to prospectively analyze the predictive value of baseline FABP4 plasma concentrations for the development of AD...
Association between red meat consumption and metabolic syndrome in a Mediterranean population at high cardiovascular risk: cross-sectional and 1-year follow-up assessmentN Babio
Human Nutrition Unit, Department de Bioquímica i Biotecnologia, Facultat de Medicina i Ciencies de la Salut, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C San Llorenc 21, 43201 Reus, Spain
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 22:200-7. 2012..The aim was to assess the relationship between RM consumption and the prevalence or incidence of the MetS and its components in a Mediterranean population at high risk of cardiovascular disease...
Plasma adiponectin distribution in a Mediterranean population and its association with cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndromeJordi Salas Salvado
Human Nutrition Unit, Faculty of Medicine, URV, Reus, Spain
Metabolism 56:1486-92. 2007..4% of its variability. In conclusion, adiponectin plasma levels are more closely related to the components of the metabolic syndrome in women than in men in a Mediterranean population...
Trends in food availability determined by the Food and Agriculture Organization's food balance sheets in Mediterranean Europe in comparison with other European areasRafael Balanza
Human Nutrition Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43201 Reus, Spain
Public Health Nutr 10:168-76. 2007....
Circulating nerve growth factor levels in relation to obesity and the metabolic syndrome in womenMonica Bullo
Unitat de Nutricio Humana, Facultat de Medicina i Ciencies de la Salut de Reus, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43201, Reus, Spain
Eur J Endocrinol 157:303-10. 2007..This is the first study evaluating the plasma NT levels in a group of women with obesity and MetSyn, and also the adipose tissue nerve growth factor (NGF) expression in a small group of them...
