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Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with a Mediterranean Diet Supplemented with Extra-Virgin Olive Oil or Nuts
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BACKGROUND: Observational cohort studies and a secondary prevention trial have shown inverse associations between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and cardiovascular risk. METHODS: In a multicenter trial in Spain, we assigned 7447 participants (55 to 80 years of age, 57% women) who were at high cardiovascular risk, but with no cardiovascular disease at enrollment, to one of three diets: a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil, a Mediterranean diet supplemented with mixed nuts, or a control diet (advice to reduce dietary fat). Participants received quarterly educational sessions and, depending on group assignment, free provision of extra-virgin olive oil, mixed nuts, or small nonfood gifts. The primary end point was a major cardiovascular event (myocardial infarction, stroke, or death from cardiovascular causes). After a median follow-up of 4.8 years, the trial was stopped on the basis of a prespecified interim analysis. In 2013, we reported the results for the primary end point in the Journal. We subsequently identified protocol deviations, including enrollment of household members without randomization, assignment to a study group without randomization of some participants at 1 of 11 study sites, and apparent inconsistent use of randomization tables at another site. We have withdrawn our previously published report and now report revised effect estimates based on analyses that do not rely exclusively on the assumption that all the participants were randomly assigned. RESULTS: A primary end-point event occurred in 288 participants; there were 96 events in the group assigned to a Mediterranean diet with extra-virgin olive oil (3.8%), 83 in the group assigned to a Mediterranean diet with nuts (3.4%), and 109 in the control group (4.4%). In the intention-to-treat analysis including all the participants and adjusting for baseline characteristics and propensity scores, the hazard ratio was 0.69 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.53 to 0.91) for a Mediterranean diet with extra-virgin olive oil and 0.72 (95% CI, 0.54 to 0.95) for a Mediterranean diet with nuts, as compared with the control diet. Results were similar after the omission of 1588 participants whose study-group assignments were known or suspected to have departed from the protocol. CONCLUSIONS: In this study involving persons at high cardiovascular risk, the incidence of major cardiovascular events was lower among those assigned to a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or nuts than among those assigned to a reduced-fat diet. (Funded by Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spanish Ministry of Health, and others; Current Controlled Trials number, ISRCTN35739639 .).
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“Diets emphasizing whole, minimally processed foods—such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, and lean protein sources—have been consistently associated with a reduced risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease [164,165,166,167].”
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“The Mediterranean diet, rich in olive oil, vegetables, legumes, nuts, and fish, promotes weight maintenance and cardiovascular health even without strict calorie limits [100].”
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“a Mediterranean-style eating pattern intervention enriched with olive oil or nuts significantly reduced CVD incidence in both people with and without diabetes (91).”
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“In a systematic review of trials of > 6 months ' duration, compared with a low-fat diet, the Mediterranean diet demonstrated greater reductions in body weight and HbA1c levels”
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“The Mediterranean diet, rich in fiber, polyphenols, and monounsaturated fats, exemplifies a microbiome-friendly dietary pattern. It promotes beneficial bacterial growth while reducing inflammation and metabolic disorders.”
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“If this diet is supplemented with olive oil or nuts, as in the non-randomized PREvencion con Dieta MEDiterranea (PREDIMED) study in individuals at high CV risk (49% T2DM), the risk of ASCVD was reduced by 28-31%.82”
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“They tend to be relatively high in unsaturated fat, particularly from extravirgin olive oil.”
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“The type of fats consumed is more important than total amount of fat when looking at metabolic goals and CVD risk, and it is recommended that the percentage of total calories from saturated fats should be limited (120,172,(200)(201)(202).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Estruch, R., Ros, E., Salas-Salvadó, J., Covas, M.-I., Corella, D., Arós, F., Gómez-Gracia, E., Ruiz-Gutiérrez, V., Fiol, M., Lapetra, J., Lamuela-Raventos, R. M., Serra-Majem, L., Pintó, X., Basora, J., Muñoz, M. A., Sorlí, J. V., Martínez, J. A., Fitó, M., Gea, A., Hernán, M. A., & Martínez-González, M. A.
- Affiliations
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- From the PREDIMED (Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea) Network (RD 06/0045) (R.E., J.S.-S., F.A., E.G.-G., V.R.-G., R.M.L.-R., L.S.-M., X.P., J.B., J.V.S., J.A.M., M.A.M.-G.) and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (R.E., E.R., J.S.-S., M.-I.C., D.C., F.A., M. Fiol, J.L., R.M.L.-R., L.S.-M., X.P., J.B., J.V.S., J.A.M., M. Fitó, A.G., M.A.M.-G.), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, the Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clinic (R.E.), the...
- Universitat de València (ES)
- ORCID
- Venue
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Medical Society
- Published
- 2018-06-21
- Volume
- 378
- Issue
- 25
- Pages
- 1388-1389
- ISSN
- 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
- 1533-4406
- OpenAlex
- W2807970930
- Semantic Scholar
- 580a209e2919f5cc97eaef2baa9bda59f3697e6b
- Cited by
- 3,616
- References
- 33
- Citations by year
- 2026: 470 · 2025: 472 · 2024: 431 · 2023: 489 · 2022: 406 · 2021: 445 · 2020: 455 · 2019: 322 · 2018: 111
- FWCI
- 317.46
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- New England Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Dipòsit Digital de la Universitat de Barcelona (Universitat de Barcelona) (submittedVersion, public-domain)
- Acceda (Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) (submittedVersion)
- DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) (submittedVersion)
- Docusalut (Conselleria de Salut i Consum del Govern de les Illes Balears) (submittedVersion)
- RISalud Institutional Health Repository of Andalucía (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- Public Health Division of the Department of Health of the Autonomous Government of Catalonia (Public Health Division of the Department of Health)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (CIBERobn, CP06/00100, P11/02505, PI 05/2584, PI 07/0473, PI04/0954, PI07/0240, PI07/0954, PI07/1138, PI10/01407, PI10/02658, PI11/01647, RTIC G03/140, RTIC RD06/0045)
- Departamento de Educación, Gobierno de Navarra (P27/2011)
- Generalitat Valenciana (ACOMP06109, CS2010-AP-111, CS2011-AP-042, GVACOMP2010-181, GVACOMP2011-151)
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (ME-1503-28119)
- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (AGL-2009-13906-C02, AGL2010-22319-C03)
- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC 06/2007)
- Consejería de Salud de la Junta de Andalucía (PI0105/2007)
- Fundación Mapfre (Fundación Mapfre 2010)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nuts composition and effects
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Fatty Acid Research and Health
- Keywords
- Mediterranean diet, extra virgin olive oil, mixed nuts, primary prevention, cardiovascular disease, major adverse cardiovascular events, myocardial infarction, stroke, cardiovascular mortality, high cardiovascular risk, dietary intervention, protocol deviations, propensity score, intention-to-treat analysis
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