Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Harokopio University, 70 El. Venizelou Street, Athens 17671, Greece.
Nutrients. 2014 Apr 4;6(4):1406-23. doi: 10.3390/nu6041406.
The aim of the present review is to examine current scientific knowledge on the association between the Mediterranean diet and diabetes mellitus (mostly type 2 diabetes). A definition of the Mediterranean diet and the tools widely used to evaluate adherence to this traditional diet (Mediterranean diet indices) are briefly presented. The review focuses on epidemiological data linking adherence to the Mediterranean diet with the risk of diabetes development, as well as evidence from interventional studies assessing the effect of the Mediterranean diet on diabetes control and the management of diabetes-related complications. The above mentioned data are explored on the basis of evaluating the Mediterranean diet as a whole dietary pattern, rather than focusing on the effect of its individual components. Possible protective mechanisms of the Mediterranean diet against diabetes are also briefly discussed.
本次综述的目的在于探讨当前关于地中海饮食与糖尿病(主要是 2 型糖尿病)之间关联的科学知识。本文简要介绍了地中海饮食的定义以及广泛用于评估这种传统饮食方式依从性的工具(地中海饮食指数)。本综述重点关注将地中海饮食与糖尿病发病风险联系起来的流行病学数据,以及评估地中海饮食对糖尿病控制和糖尿病相关并发症管理影响的干预性研究证据。上述数据是基于评估地中海饮食作为一种整体饮食模式的效果来探讨的,而不是关注其个别成分的效果。本文还简要讨论了地中海饮食预防糖尿病的可能保护机制。