| Preface | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Brief Introduction of Mediterranean Diet | 第9-31页 |
| Mediterranean Diet Characteristics | 第9-10页 |
| Mediterranean Diet Pyramid | 第10页 |
| Put More Emphasis on the Consumption of Plant-based Foods | 第10-11页 |
| Healthier Fat Sources | 第11-12页 |
| Moderate Wine Consumption | 第12页 |
| Associations of Mediterranean Diet with Disease | 第12-18页 |
| 1.1 Estruch R, et al. Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with a Mediterranean Diet. The New England Journal of Medicine,2013 | 第13-14页 |
| 1.2 Salas-Salvado J, et al. Effect of a Mediterranean Diet Supplemented With Nuts on Metabolic Syndrome Statusresults of the PREDIMED randomized trial. Archives of Internal Medicine,2008 | 第14-15页 |
| 1.3 Fito M, et al. Effect of a Traditional Mediterranean Diet on Lipoprotein Oxidation: A randomized controlled trial. Archieves of Internal Medicine,2007 | 第15页 |
| 1.4 Salas-Salvado J, et al. Reduction in the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes with the Mediterranean Diet:Results of the PREDIMED-Reus nutrition intervention randomized trial. Diabetes Care,2011 | 第15-16页 |
| 1.5 Estruch R，et al. Effects of a Mediterranean-Style Diet on Cardiovascular RiskFact:ors. Annals of Internal medicine, 2006 | 第16-17页 |
| 1.6 Ferre GM, et al. Frequency of nut consumption and mortality risk in the PREDIMED nutrition intervention trial. BMC Medicine,2013 | 第17-18页 |
| 2. De Lorgeril M, et al. Mediterranean Diet, Traditional Risk Factors, and the Rate of Cardiovascular Complications after Myocardial Infarction:Final Report of the Lyon Diet Heart Study. Circulation,1999 | 第18-19页 |
| 3. Esposito K, et al. Effect of a Mediterranean-Style Diet on Endothelial Dysfunction and Markers of Vascular Inflammation in the Metabolic Syndrome. JAMA,2004 | 第19-20页 |
| 4. Shai I, et al. Weight Loss with a Low-Carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or Low-Fat Diet. The New England Journal of Medicine,2008 | 第20-21页 |
| 5. Esposito K,et al.Effects of a Mediterranean-Style Diet on the Need for Antihyperglycemic Drug Therapy in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Annals of Internal Medicine,2009 | 第21-22页 |
| Risk of Death(Mortality) | 第22-23页 |
| Risk of Death From Cardiovascular Disease(Heart Attacks and Strokes) | 第23页 |
| Weight Loss | 第23-24页 |
| Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes | 第24-25页 |
| Brief Comparison between Mediterranean diet and Western-type diet | 第25-26页 |
| References | 第26-31页 |
| Chapter 2 Role of Mediterranean diet in prevention and management of type 2 diabetes | 第31-47页 |
| Abstract | 第31-32页 |
| Introduction | 第32-33页 |
| Mediterranean diet effects in prevention of type 2 diabetes | 第33-34页 |
| Mediterranean diet components role in prevention of diabetes | 第34-38页 |
| High fibers intake | 第34页 |
| Nuts | 第34-35页 |
| Moderate consumption of red wine | 第35-36页 |
| Fish and low-fat dairy products | 第36页 |
| High magnesium intake | 第36-37页 |
| High monounsaturated fatty acids(MUFA)intake | 第37页 |
| High anti-oxidant intake | 第37-38页 |
| Mediterranean diet role in improvement of cardiovascular risk factor and glycemic control of type 2 diabetes | 第38-39页 |
| Conclusions | 第39-41页 |
| References | 第41-47页 |
| Chapter 3 The Protective Role of Mediterranean diet in Obesity | 第47-66页 |
| Abstract | 第47-48页 |
| Introduction | 第48-52页 |
| Why Mediterranean Diet? | 第52-53页 |
| High level of fiber contents | 第53-56页 |
| High Intake of Mono-unsaturated Fats in Form of Olive Oil | 第54-55页 |
| Complex Carbohydrates from Whole Grain Cereals | 第55-56页 |
| Conclusions | 第56-58页 |
| References | 第58-66页 |
| Chapter 4 The Reasons Why Mediterranean Diet Protects Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes | 第66-70页 |
| References | 第69-70页 |
| List of Published Articles | 第70-71页 |
| Aknowledgements | 第71页 |
