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Editorial
. 2019 Aug 5;11(8):1802.
doi: 10.3390/nu11081802.

Health Benefits of Mediterranean Diet

Daniela Martini  1
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Editorial

Health Benefits of Mediterranean Diet

Daniela Martini. Nutrients. .

Abstract

Growing evidence shows that a dietary pattern inspired by Mediterranean Diet (MD) principles is associated with numerous health benefits [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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