Mediterranean Diet and White Blood Cell Count-A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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2021-06-02
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Hernáez, Álvaro
Lassale, Camille
Castro-Barquero, Sara
Babio, Nancy
Ros, Emilio
Castañer, Olga
Tresserra-Rimbau, Anna
Pintó, Xavier
Martínez-González, Miguel Ángel
Corella, Dolores
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We aimed to assess the effects of the antioxidant-rich Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) on white blood cell count. Our study population included participants in the PREvención con DIeta MEDiterránea study (average age 67 years old, 58% women, high cardiovascular risk). We assessed whether a MedDiet intervention enriched in extra-virgin olive oil or nuts, versus a low-fat control diet, modified the incidence of leukocytosis (>11 × 109 leukocytes/L), mild leukopenia (11 × 109 leukocytes/L), mild leukopenia (
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Mediterranean diet, leukocytosis, leukopenia, prevention, randomized controlled trial, white blood cell count