Adherence to a Mediterranean Diet Is Associated with Reduced 3Year Incidence of Obesity1 (original) (raw)

Barry M Popkin

2000

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Few studies have prospectively examined dietary patterns and adult weight change, and results to date are inconsistent. This study examines whether a Mediterranean diet (MD) pattern is associated with reduced 3-y incidence of obesity using data from the Spanish cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC-Spain). The sample included 17,238 women and 10,589 men not obese