'Mediterranean' dietary pattern for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease

Karen Rees; Louise Hartley; Aileen Clarke; Margaret Thorogood; Saverio Stranges

doi:10.1002/14651858.CD009825

'Mediterranean' dietary pattern for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012;2012(4):CD009825. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009825.

Authors

Karen Rees¹, Louise Hartley¹, Aileen Clarke¹, Margaret Thorogood², Saverio Stranges¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
² Public Health and Epidemiology, Division of Health Sciences, Coventry, UK.

Abstract

This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: The primary objective is to determine the effectiveness of dietary advice to follow a Mediterranean style diet or the provision of foods relevant to the Mediterranean diet for the primary prevention of CVD.