Abstract
Objective
To assess the effectiveness of an intervention aimed to increase adherence to a Mediterranean
diet.
Design
A 12-month assessment of a randomized primary prevention trial.
Subjects/settings
One thousand five hundred fifty-one asymptomatic persons aged 55 to 80 years, with
diabetes or ≥3 cardiovascular risk factors.
Intervention
Participants were randomly assigned to a control group or two Mediterranean diet groups.
Those allocated to the two Mediterranean diet groups received individual motivational
interviews every 3 months to negotiate nutrition goals, and group educational sessions
on a quarterly basis. One Mediterranean diet group received free virgin olive oil
(1 L/week), the other received free mixed nuts (30 g/day). Participants in the control
group received verbal instructions and a leaflet recommending the National Cholesterol
Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III dietary guidelines.
Main outcome measures
Changes in food and nutrient intake after 12 months.
Statistical analyses
Paired t tests (for within-group changes) and analysis of variance (for between-group changes)
were conducted.
Results
Participants allocated to both Mediterranean diets increased their intake of virgin
olive oil, nuts, vegetables, legumes, and fruits (P<0.05 for all within- and between-group differences). Participants in all three groups
decreased their intake of meat and pastries, cakes, and sweets (P<0.05 for all). Fiber, monounsaturated fatty acid, and polyunsaturated fatty acid
intake increased in the Mediterranean diet groups (P<0.005 for all). Favorable, although nonsignificant, changes in intake of other nutrients
occurred only in the Mediterranean diet groups.
Conclusions
A 12-month behavioral intervention promoting the Mediterranean diet can favorably
modify an individual's overall food pattern. The individual motivational interventions
together with the group sessions and the free provision of high-fat and palatable
key foods customary to the Mediterranean diet were effective in improving the dietary
habits of participants in this trial.
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I. Zazpe is a research fellow, Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health and Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Physiology, and Toxicology, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
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A. Sanchez-Tainta is a research fellow and M. A. Martinez-Gonzalez is professor & chair of Epidemiology, both with the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine–Clinica Universitaria de Navarra, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
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R. M. Lamuela-Raventos is associate professor of food sciences, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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H. Schröder is a senior research scientist, Lipids and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Unit, Institut Municipal d'Investigació Mèdica, Hospital de Mar, Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona, and CIBER de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain.
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R. Estruch is associate professor of internal medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, and CIBEROBN, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain.
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J. Salas-Salvado is professor of nutrition, Human Nutrition Department, School of Medicine, University Rovira i Virgili, San Llorenc, Spain.
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D. Corella is associate professor of epidemiology, Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain, and CIBEROBN, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain.
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M. Fiol is attending physician of cardiology, Institut Universitàri de Ciències de la Salut, Universidad de les Illes Balears, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, and CIBEROBN, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain.
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E. Gomez-Gracia is associate professor of epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain.
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F. Aros is attending physician of cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Txangorritxu, Alava, Spain.
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P. Iglesias is attending physician of community medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Primary Care Division of Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain, and CIBEROBN, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
January 7,
2008
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© 2008 American Dietetic Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.