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Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease and Protection by the Mediterranean Diet

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Cardiovascular disease is the first cause of death and disability all over the world.

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  1. Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Italy 2 Don Carlo Gnocchi Foundation, Onlus IRCCS, Florence, Italy, 50134, Florence, Italy

    Francesco Sofi M.D., Ph.D., Alessia Fabbri M.D. & Alessandro Casini M.D.

  2. Unit of Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital of Careggi, Florence, Italy

    Francesco Sofi M.D., Ph.D.

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  2. Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Univ of Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA

    Ornella I. Selmin

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Sofi, F., Fabbri, A., Casini, A. (2016). Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease and Protection by the Mediterranean Diet. In: Romagnolo, D., Selmin, O. (eds) Mediterranean Diet. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27969-5_7

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