Hernáez, ÁlvaroLassale, CamilleCastro-Barquero, SaraBabio, NancyRos, EmilioCastañer, OlgaTresserra-Rimbau, AnnaPintó, XavierMartínez-González, Miguel ÁngelCorella, DoloresSalas-Salvadó, JordiAlonso-Gómez, Ángel MLapetra, JoséFiol, MiquelGómez-Gracia, EnriqueSerra-Majem, LluisSacanella, EmilioGarcía-Arellano, AnaSorlí, José VDíaz-López, AndrésCofán, MontserratEstruch, Ramón2025-01-072025-01-072021-06-022304-8158https://hdl.handle.net/10668/25712We 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 (enAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Mediterranean dietleukocytosisleukopeniapreventionrandomized controlled trialwhite blood cell countresearch article34199545open access10.3390/foods10061268PMC8227102https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/6/1268/pdf?version=1623080007https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8227102/pdf