Effects of long-versus short-term exposure to the mediterranean diet on skin microvascular function and quality of life of healthy adults in Greece and the UK
dc.creator | Klonizakis M., Grammatikopoulou M.G., Theodoridis X., Milner M., Liu Y., Chourdakis M. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-31T08:43:24Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-01-31T08:43:24Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
dc.identifier | 10.3390/nu11102487 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 20726643 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11615/74918 | |
dc.description.abstract | The beneficial effects of the Mediterranean diet (MD) adherence in reducing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and improving CVD-related physiological indices have been well-documented. However, the exact MD adherence duration needed for these effects to occur is under-researched. The aim of the present, two-arm, two-site study clinical trial was to assess the effects of long-vs. short-term MD adherence on the skin microvascular circulation, and quality of life. Two groups were recruited, one being long-term MD adherers (>5 years; from Greece; control group), and one of the non-adherers (from the UK), with the latter participating in a four-week MD intervention (intervention group). Our main outcome was skin microvascular function assessed by cutaneous vascular conductance (CVC). Secondary outcomes included quality of life, dietary intake, blood pressure and lipidemic profile. At the end of the intervention, both groups had high MD adherence. For the intervention group, significantly improved post-intervention CVC values were noted concerning the initial peak phase (2.0 ± 0.6 vs. 2.8 ± 0.8; p < 0.05). CVC values of the control group, were however higher at the plateau phase in comparison to the intervention group (intervention end; 3.8 ± 0.8 vs. 3.1 ± 1.2; p < 0.05). As per QoL, the physical domain was improved post-intervention (13.7 ± 1.2 vs. 15.9 ± 1.2; p < 0.05). No differences were observed in the lipidemic profile between groups, or between the baseline and final intervention phases. The findings indicate that although short-term MD adherence is effective in improving certain microvascular physiological properties and QoL domains, there is room for additional improvement, observed in long-term adherers. Our findings are important in the design of future, MD-based, lifestyle interventions, with the advisable durations differing between target groups. © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.source | Nutrients | en |
dc.source.uri | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85073630057&doi=10.3390%2fnu11102487&partnerID=40&md5=f9fe4a1988325e6841a14186e01458db | |
dc.subject | high density lipoprotein | en |
dc.subject | biological marker | en |
dc.subject | lipid | en |
dc.subject | adult | en |
dc.subject | aged | en |
dc.subject | anthropometry | en |
dc.subject | Article | en |
dc.subject | blood pressure | en |
dc.subject | body height | en |
dc.subject | body mass | en |
dc.subject | body weight | en |
dc.subject | capillary blood | en |
dc.subject | cardiovascular disease | en |
dc.subject | cardiovascular risk | en |
dc.subject | diastolic blood pressure | en |
dc.subject | diet therapy | en |
dc.subject | dietary intake | en |
dc.subject | female | en |
dc.subject | Greece | en |
dc.subject | heart rate | en |
dc.subject | human | en |
dc.subject | hypolipidemic activity | en |
dc.subject | laser Doppler flowmetry | en |
dc.subject | lipid fingerprinting | en |
dc.subject | male | en |
dc.subject | Mediterranean diet | en |
dc.subject | microvasculature | en |
dc.subject | multicenter study | en |
dc.subject | physical activity | en |
dc.subject | quality of life | en |
dc.subject | questionnaire | en |
dc.subject | skin blood vessel | en |
dc.subject | systolic blood pressure | en |
dc.subject | total cholesterol level | en |
dc.subject | United Kingdom | en |
dc.subject | waist circumference | en |
dc.subject | waist hip ratio | en |
dc.subject | adolescent | en |
dc.subject | blood | en |
dc.subject | blood flow | en |
dc.subject | caloric intake | en |
dc.subject | cardiovascular disease | en |
dc.subject | clinical trial | en |
dc.subject | controlled clinical trial | en |
dc.subject | controlled study | en |
dc.subject | dietary reference intake | en |
dc.subject | England | en |
dc.subject | microcirculation | en |
dc.subject | microvasculature | en |
dc.subject | middle aged | en |
dc.subject | nutritional value | en |
dc.subject | patient compliance | en |
dc.subject | physiology | en |
dc.subject | risk reduction | en |
dc.subject | skin | en |
dc.subject | time factor | en |
dc.subject | vascularization | en |
dc.subject | young adult | en |
dc.subject | Adolescent | en |
dc.subject | Adult | en |
dc.subject | Aged | en |
dc.subject | Biomarkers | en |
dc.subject | Cardiovascular Diseases | en |
dc.subject | Diet, Healthy | en |
dc.subject | Diet, Mediterranean | en |
dc.subject | Energy Intake | en |
dc.subject | England | en |
dc.subject | Female | en |
dc.subject | Greece | en |
dc.subject | Humans | en |
dc.subject | Lipids | en |
dc.subject | Male | en |
dc.subject | Microcirculation | en |
dc.subject | Microvessels | en |
dc.subject | Middle Aged | en |
dc.subject | Nutritive Value | en |
dc.subject | Patient Compliance | en |
dc.subject | Quality of Life | en |
dc.subject | Recommended Dietary Allowances | en |
dc.subject | Regional Blood Flow | en |
dc.subject | Risk Reduction Behavior | en |
dc.subject | Skin | en |
dc.subject | Time Factors | en |
dc.subject | Young Adult | en |
dc.subject | MDPI AG | en |
dc.title | Effects of long-versus short-term exposure to the mediterranean diet on skin microvascular function and quality of life of healthy adults in Greece and the UK | en |
dc.type | journalArticle | en |
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