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Matina Kouvari
Researcher at Harokopio University
Publications - 65
Citations - 623
Matina Kouvari is an academic researcher from Harokopio University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 35 publications receiving 328 citations. Previous affiliations of Matina Kouvari include RMIT University.
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The effects of the Mediterranean diet on rheumatoid arthritis prevention and treatment: a systematic review of human prospective studies
Casuarina Forsyth,Matina Kouvari,Nathan M. D’Cunha,Ekavi N. Georgousopoulou,Ekavi N. Georgousopoulou,Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos,Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos,Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos,Duane Mellor,Duane Mellor,Jane Kellett,Nenad Naumovski +11 more
TL;DR: This review has identified beneficial effects of the Mediterranean diet in reducing pain and increasing physical function in people living with rheumatoid arthritis, however, there is currently insufficient evidence to support widespread recommendation of theiterranean diet for prevention of rhearatoid arthritis.
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Transition from metabolically benign to metabolically unhealthy obesity and 10-year cardiovascular disease incidence: The ATTICA cohort study
Matina Kouvari,Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos,Mary Yannakoulia,Ekavi N. Georgousopoulou,Ekavi N. Georgousopoulou,Elena Critselis,Christina Chrysohoou,Dimitrios Tousoulis,Christos Pitsavos +8 more
TL;DR: Sensitivity analyses revealed that MHO status was independently associated with elevated CVD risk in women and participants with low adherence to the Mediterranean diet, low grade inflammation, and insulin resistance.
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Red meat consumption and healthy ageing: A review
TL;DR: The aim of the present review was to present an overview of studies which have investigated the association between red meat and its subtypes, with chronic diseases, in middle and advanced age individuals.
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The Mediterranean and other Dietary Patterns in Secondary Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: A Review.
TL;DR: The most studied dietary pattern is the Mediterranean-type diet, with several observational studies and clinical trials demonstrating its protective role against recurrent cardiac events, whereas evidence regarding other well-known models are more limited.
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Mediterranean diet is inversely associated with steatosis and fibrosis and decreases ten-year diabetes and cardiovascular risk in NAFLD subjects: Results from the ATTICA prospective cohort study.
Matina Kouvari,Chrysoula Boutari,Christine Chrysohoou,E Fragkopoulou,Smaragdi Antonopoulou,Dimitrios Tousoulis,C. Pitsavos,Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos,Christos S. Mantzoros,Attica study Investigators +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the association of Mediterranean diet with NAFLD and their interaction in predicting ten-year diabetes onset and first fatal/non-fatal cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence was assessed through MedDietScore.