- Researchers conducted a study on Mediterranean diet interventions in children and adolescents to evaluate their effects on cardiometabolic biomarkers.
- The study reviewed 9 randomized clinical trials with a total of 577 participants, mostly children with excess weight or related conditions.
- Results showed that Mediterranean diet-based interventions were linked to reductions in triglycerides, blood pressure, total cholesterol, and LDL-C, as well as increases in HDL-C.
- However, no significant associations were found for glucose, insulin, or HOMA-IR, and the quality of evidence varied among biomarkers.
- The findings suggest that adopting a Mediterranean diet in youth may have positive effects on cardiovascular health but call for more research due to limited studies and varying intervention types.
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