Effects on Health Outcomes of a Mediterranean Diet With No Restriction on Fat Intake

Letters7 March 2017Effects on Health Outcomes of a Mediterranean Diet With No Restriction on Fat IntakeMiguel A. Martínez-González, MD, MPH, PhD, Ramón Estruch, MD, PhD, Dolores Corella, PhD, Emilio Ros, MD, PhD, Montse Fitó, MD, PhD, Lukas Schwingshackl, PhD, and Jordi Salas-Salvadó, MD, PhDMiguel A. Martínez-González, MD, MPH, PhDFrom University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Centro de Investigación en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, Madrid, Spain; Instituto Municipal de Investigaciones Médicas, Barcelona, Spain; German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam, Germany; University Rovira Virgili, Reus (Tarragona), Spain., Ramón Estruch, MD, PhDFrom University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Centro de Investigación en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, Madrid, Spain; Instituto Municipal de Investigaciones Médicas, Barcelona, Spain; German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam, Germany; University Rovira Virgili, Reus (Tarragona), Spain., Dolores Corella, PhDFrom University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Centro de Investigación en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, Madrid, Spain; Instituto Municipal de Investigaciones Médicas, Barcelona, Spain; German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam, Germany; University Rovira Virgili, Reus (Tarragona), Spain., Emilio Ros, MD, PhDFrom University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Centro de Investigación en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, Madrid, Spain; Instituto Municipal de Investigaciones Médicas, Barcelona, Spain; German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam, Germany; University Rovira Virgili, Reus (Tarragona), Spain., Montse Fitó, MD, PhDFrom University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Centro de Investigación en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, Madrid, Spain; Instituto Municipal de Investigaciones Médicas, Barcelona, Spain; German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam, Germany; University Rovira Virgili, Reus (Tarragona), Spain., Lukas Schwingshackl, PhDFrom University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Centro de Investigación en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, Madrid, Spain; Instituto Municipal de Investigaciones Médicas, Barcelona, Spain; German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam, Germany; University Rovira Virgili, Reus (Tarragona), Spain., and Jordi Salas-Salvadó, MD, PhDFrom University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Centro de Investigación en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, Madrid, Spain; Instituto Municipal de Investigaciones Médicas, Barcelona, Spain; German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam, Germany; University Rovira Virgili, Reus (Tarragona), Spain.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L16-0589 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:We are concerned by the statements on weak evidence of benefit of the traditional Mediterranean diet in Bloomfield and colleagues' systematic review (1). Rating the available evidence as limited is unfair. The quality and quantity of scientific evidence supporting the benefits of this diet are impressive and are lacking in other dietary patterns.The PREDIMED (Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea) trial, a low-risk-of-bias study, was not designed to assess differences in all-cause mortality. The primary end point was cardiovascular disease—including myocardial infarction, stroke, and cardiovascular death, as stated in the protocol (2)—but not all-cause mortality. This is also ...References1. Bloomfield HE, Koeller E, Greer N, MacDonald R, Kane R, Wilt TJ. Effects on health outcomes of a Mediterranean diet with no restriction on fat intake. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med. 2016;165:491-500. [PMID: 27428849]. doi:10.7326/M16-0361 LinkGoogle Scholar2. Estruch R, Ros E, Salas-Salvadó J, Covas MI, Corella D, Arós F, et al; PREDIMED Study Investigators. Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease with a Mediterranean diet. 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[PMID: 25680825] doi:10.1016/j.jand.2014.12.009 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Centro de Investigación en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, Madrid, Spain; Instituto Municipal de Investigaciones Médicas, Barcelona, Spain; German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam, Germany; University Rovira Virgili, Reus (Tarragona), Spain.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L16-0589. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoEffects on Health Outcomes of a Mediterranean Diet With No Restriction on Fat Intake Hanna E. Bloomfield , Eva Koeller , Nancy Greer , Roderick MacDonald , Robert Kane , and Timothy J. 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