%0 Journal Article %A Hernáez, Álvaro %A Lassale, Camille %A Castro-Barquero, Sara %A Babio, Nancy %A Ros, Emilio %A Castañer, Olga %A Tresserra-Rimbau, Anna %A Pintó, Xavier %A Martínez-González, Miguel Ángel %A Corella, Dolores %A Salas-Salvadó, Jordi %A Alonso-Gómez, Ángel M %A Lapetra, José %A Fiol, Miquel %A Gómez-Gracia, Enrique %A Serra-Majem, Lluis %A Sacanella, Emilio %A García-Arellano, Ana %A Sorlí, José V %A Díaz-López, Andrés %A Cofán, Montserrat %A Estruch, Ramón %T Mediterranean Diet and White Blood Cell Count-A Randomized Controlled Trial. %D 2021 %@ 2304-8158 %U https://hdl.handle.net/10668/25712 %X 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 ( %K Mediterranean diet %K leukocytosis %K leukopenia %K prevention %K randomized controlled trial %K white blood cell count %~