Bibliographic Records

Long-Term Tea Intake is Associated with Reduced Prevalence of (Type 2) Diabetes Mellitus among Elderly People from Mediterranean Islands: MEDIS Epidemiological Study

The current study evaluates the association between long-term tea consumption and prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus, in elderly adults. Participants from Cyprus, Mitilini, Samothraki, Kefalonia, Crete, Corfu and Zakynthos (aged 65 to 100 years) were enrolled in the study.

Renewing Health ” Regions of Europe Working Together for Health” (Grant Agreement No 250487), Deliverable D1.12, Final Report

This report describes the results of the project across the seven MAST domains, 47 months after the Renewing Health’s project initiation in February 2010. In December 2013 the Project ended and thus the data collection in this report is analysed

LIVING WITH DIABETES: I can do it! A patient empowerment booklet

This booklet arises from the EU project Manage Care. It is useful as it enables patients with diabetes to answer questions about their role and tasks. It explains the concept of empowerment, the basic issues that a patient should pay

Increased prevalence of diabetes mellitus in a rural Greek population

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is becoming a modern epidemic due to the high prevalence of obesity and physical inactivity. Previous studies in Greece in urban and mixed urban and rural populations, reported a prevalence of DM of less than 3%.

Quality Indicators for the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in Europe – IMAGE

Background: The marked increase of type 2 diabetes necessitates active development and implementation of efficient prevention programs. A European level action has been taken by launching the IMAGE project to unify and improve the various prevention management concepts, which currently

Modelling nutritional services in relation to the health status of older individuals living on Mediterranean islands.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between public and private nutritional services and the prevalence of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes and obesity, in a sample of men and women aged over 65 years, living on selected