Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet in the Elderly Patient

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Capurso, Antonio (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Crepaldi, Gaetano (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Capurso, Cristiano (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Σειρά: Practical Issues in Geriatrics,
• Θέματα: Geriatrics.; Nutrition .; Cardiology.; Psychiatry.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Nutrition.

This book illustrates the role of Mediterranean diet in connection with well-being and particularly its impact on health and elderly care, as well as on the mechanisms of aging. Aging is a natural process of human life. The knowledge that a healthy dietary regimen like the Mediterranean diet can eff...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• 1. The historical origins and composition of Mediterranean diet
• 2. The extra virgin olive oil
• 3. Extra virgin olive oil and the effects on cholesterol, atherosclerosis and myocardial infarction
• 4. Extra virgin olive oil and diabetes mellitus
• 5. Extra virgin olive oil and thrombosis
• 6. Extra virgin olive oil and blood pressure
• 7. Extra virgin olive oil and neurodegenerative diseases
• 8. Extra virgin olive oil and cancer
• 9. The vegetables
• 10. Fish
• 11. Fresh fruit
• 12. Nuts
• 13. Smells and tastes of Mediterranean diet. The herbs
• 14. Red and white wine
• 15. Other ingredients of the Mediterranean diet today: tomatoes and other vegetables.