The Medi-RIVAGE is a Lyon diet heart trial like study which had a favourable
effect to various biochemical markers.
Vincent S et al, The Medi-RIVAGE study (Mediterranean Diet, Cardiovascular
Risks and Gene Polymorphisms): rationale, recruitment, design, dietary
intervention and baseline characteristics of participants. Public Health
Nutr. 2004 Jun;7(4):531-42.
"Body mass index: -5.2% (vs -4.2%); plasma total cholesterol: -7.4%
(vs -4.4%); LDL-cholesterol: -9.9% (vs -5.4%); HDL-cholesterol: +1.5% (vs
+0.03%); plasma triglycerides: -13.0% (vs -7.9%); plasma glucose: -3.0%
(vs -3.5%); plasma insulin: -21.3% (vs -17.5%). Except for HDL cholesterol,
all these changes were statistically significant (p<0.05)."
Popular article about the study:
http://www.a-nutritional-supplements.com/conf04a19.htm
The abstract:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15153259&query_hl=12
The free full study in pdf-form:
http://tinyurl.com/ctrwg
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