Associations between a Mediterranean diet pattern and inflammatory biomarkers in European adolescents

To test whether the Mediterranean diet score and each food-subgroup is associated with inflammatory biomarkers in European adolescents. In 464 adolescents (13–17 years) of the European HELENA study, data were available on body composition, inflammation markers, and food intake determined by two computerized 24-h recalls. The Mediterranean diet score and its food-subgroups (Vegetables, Fruits and Nuts, Pulses, Cereal and Roots,...