Clinical Outcomes and Emerging Evidence on the Mediterranean Diet
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 30
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Split, 21000 Split, Croatia
Interests: chronic kidney disease; clinical nutrition; kidney transplantation; diabetes; obesity; arterial hypertension
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Dear Colleagues,
The Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) is a method of eating based on the traditional dishes and foods of countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, including Greece, Italy, and Spain. It emphasizes the consumption of fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains, nuts, seeds, and olive oil, with moderate amounts of fish, poultry, eggs, and dairy products.
This dietary pattern is currently being widely studied in the field of nutrition and medicine, and its effects on health, especially chronic, non-communicable diseases, are being assessed.
The effects of MedDiet on the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease are widely recognized. Also, numerous studies have confirmed the positive effects of following MedDiet on different metabolic disorders (diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome) and some types of cancer.
Although the evidence is still scarce, existing results indicate that MedDiet may play a preventive role in the development of neurodegenerative diseases, chronic kidney disease, respiratory chronic diseases, hip fractures, depression, erectile dysfunction, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis.
This Special Issue encourages the submission of research and review articles focusing on the long-term effects of the MedDiet in chronic non-communicable diseases.
Dr. Josipa Radić
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Mediterranean diet
- chronic non-communicable disease
- dietary pattern
- chronic disease prevention
- plant-based diets
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