Research lines

• 1. Protective effects of Mediterranean diet

  Protective effects of Mediterranean diet on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular prevention (chronic diseases, neurodegenerative diseases and cancer).

• 2. Protective effects of alcohol (beer or wine)

  Protective effects of alcohol, fermented beverages like beer or wine, consumption on health.

• 3. Effects of other diet components on healthy

  Effects of other diet components (olive oil, nuts, cocoa, fatty-acids, tomatoes, etc.) on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular prevention (chronic diseases, neurodegenerative diseases and cancer).

• 4. Assessment on cardiovascular risk factors on primary prevention

  Assessment on cardiovascular risk factors on primary prevention, especially blood pressure.

• 5. Evaluation of the intima-media thickness (IMT) of the carotid artery and ultrasound plaque

  Evaluation of the intima-media thickness (IMT) of the carotid artery and ultrasound plaque in: a) people with a high cardiovascular risk; b) prediabetes; c) healthy elderly people. Associations with conventional and emerging risk factors and diet biomarkers, including unsaturated fatty acids and phytosterols in the blood. Influence of the diet in the vulnerability of carotid atheroma plaques evaluated by means of an NMR.

• 6. Aging

  The effects of diet-bioactive components on the shortening of leukocyte telomere length.

• 7. Thrombosis

  Effects of Mediterranean diet on platelet levels and their role on cardiovascular risk, as well as biochemical mechanisms of thrombosis.