2025 National Guidelines on the Mediterranean Diet: Executive Summary of a Joint Report by Italian Scientific Societies and the National Institute of Health Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Nutr RevNov 12, 2026
This systematic review and practice guideline, developed by a multidisciplinary panel using NUTRIGRADE, assessed Mediterranean diet evidence across nine health domains and one economic domain.
Key findings
- The Mediterranean diet significantly reduced all-cause mortality in the general population.
- It reduced cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, particularly in high-risk individuals; high-quality evidence supported protection against myocardial infarction, stroke, atrial fibrillation, and peripheral arterial disease.
- Adherence was linked to lower incidence of several cancers and improved survival outcomes.