Grosso Giuseppe, Mistretta Antonio, Marventano Stefano, Purrello Agata, Vitaglione Paola, Calabrese Giorgio, Drago Filippo, Galvano Fabio
Department "G. F. Ingrassia" Section of Hygiene and Public Health - University of Catania, Via S. Sofia N. 85 - 95123 Catania Italy.
Curr Pharm Des. 2014;20(31):5039-44. doi: 10.2174/1381612819666131206112144.
The metabolic syndrome (MetS) represents a cluster of medical disorders, such as hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and abdominal obesity that, when occurring together, increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. The role of food and nutrients in the aetiology of chronic diseases has become clearer over the last 15 years. In this review we collected evidence on the beneficial impact of the Mediterranean diet on MetS by analyzing epidemiological reports documenting its prevalence in subjects who have adopted this dietary pattern. We also explored the role of the individual components of the diet on the specific aspects characterizing the MetS (i.e. metabolic indices, body weight and blood pressure). There is ample evidence showing that subjects adherent to the Mediterranean diet have lower prevalence and incidence rates of MetS than non-adherent. Moreover, it has been widely documented that specific components of this dietary pattern play a role in the prevention of several morbid conditions related to the MetS.
代谢综合征（MetS）是一组医学病症，如高血糖、血脂异常、高血压和腹型肥胖，这些病症同时出现时会增加患心血管疾病的风险。在过去15年中，食物和营养素在慢性病病因学中的作用已变得更加清晰。在本综述中，我们通过分析记录采用这种饮食模式的受试者中其患病率的流行病学报告，收集了关于地中海饮食对代谢综合征有益影响的证据。我们还探讨了饮食中各个成分在代谢综合征特征性具体方面（即代谢指标、体重和血压）的作用。有充分证据表明，坚持地中海饮食的受试者比不坚持的受试者患代谢综合征的患病率和发病率更低。此外，已有大量文献记载，这种饮食模式的特定成分在预防与代谢综合征相关的几种疾病方面发挥作用。
