Search filters

Authors whose works are in public domain in at least one jurisdiction

List of works by María-Isabel Covas

A 14-item Mediterranean diet assessment tool and obesity indexes among high-risk subjects: the PREDIMED trial

scientific article

A Functional Virgin Olive Oil Enriched with Olive Oil and Thyme Phenolic Compounds Improves the Expression of Cholesterol Efflux-Related Genes: A Randomized, Crossover, Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 26 July 2019

A high dietary glycemic index increases total mortality in a Mediterranean population at high cardiovascular risk.

scientific article

A short screener is valid for assessing Mediterranean diet adherence among older Spanish men and women

scientific article published on 20 April 2011

Adherence to a Mediterranean-type diet and reduced prevalence of clustered cardiovascular risk factors in a cohort of 3204 high-risk patients

article

Adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with better mental and physical health.

scientific article

Adherence to the traditional mediterranean diet is inversely associated with body mass index and obesity in a spanish population.

scientific article

Alcohol consumption is associated with high concentrations of urinary hydroxytyrosol.

scientific article

Alcohol consumption is directly associated with circulating oxidized low-density lipoprotein

Alcohol intake, wine consumption and the development of depression: the PREDIMED study

scientific article

Alkylglycerols reduce serum complement and plasma vascular endothelial growth factor in obese individuals

scientific article

Analysis of free hydroxytyrosol in human plasma following the administration of olive oil

scientific article published on 06 February 2016

Antioxidant activities of hydroxytyrosol main metabolites do not contribute to beneficial health effects after olive oil ingestion.

scientific article published in June 2010

Antioxidant enzyme activity and coronary heart disease: meta-analyses of observational studies.

scientific article published on 22 May 2009

Antioxidant paraoxonase 1 activity in the metabolic syndrome

scientific article published in November 2003

Association between a healthy lifestyle and general obesity and abdominal obesity in an elderly population at high cardiovascular risk

scholarly article by Mònica Bulló et al published September 2011 in Preventive Medicine

Association of fast food consumption with energy intake, diet quality, body mass index and the risk of obesity in a representative Mediterranean population

scientific article published on 12 July 2007

Associations of the FTO rs9939609 and the MC4R rs17782313 polymorphisms with type 2 diabetes are modulated by diet, being higher when adherence to the Mediterranean diet pattern is low.

scientific article

Benefits of the Mediterranean diet on cardiovascular disease

scientific article published on 01 November 2007

Bioavailability and antioxidant effects of olive oil phenolic compounds in humans: a review

scientific article published on January 2007

Biocatalyzed Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Monoglucuronides of Hydroxytyrosol, Tyrosol, Homovanillic Alcohol, and 3-(4′-Hydroxyphenyl)propanol

scientific article published in October 2006

Cardioprotective Effect of a Virgin Olive Oil Enriched with Bioactive Compounds in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

scientific article published on 26 July 2019

Cardiovascular Benefits of Phenol-Enriched Virgin Olive Oils: New Insights from the Virgin Olive Oil and HDL Functionality (VOHF) Study

scientific article published on 30 July 2018

Cardiovascular benefits of tyrosol and its endogenous conversion into hydroxytyrosol in humans. A randomized, controlled trial

scientific article published on 31 August 2019

Changes in LDL fatty acid composition as a response to olive oil treatment are inversely related to lipid oxidative damage: The EUROLIVE study

scientific article published in April 2008

Changes in the phenolic content of low density lipoprotein after olive oil consumption in men. A randomized crossover controlled trial

scientific article published on 09 July 2007

Circulating oxidized LDL is associated with increased waist circumference independent of body mass index in men and women

scientific article published on 01 January 2006

Cohort profile: design and methods of the PREDIMED study

scientific article

Concurrent and construct validity of Mediterranean diet scores as assessed by an FFQ.

scientific article published on 11 July 2011

Cross-sectional assessment of nut consumption and obesity, metabolic syndrome and other cardiometabolic risk factors: the PREDIMED study

scientific article published on 27 February 2013

Cross-sectional associations between macronutrient intake and chronic kidney disease in a population at high cardiovascular risk

Data on the endogenous conversion of tyrosol into hydroxytyrosol in humans

scientific article published on 12 November 2019

Determinants of HDL Cholesterol Efflux Capacity after Virgin Olive Oil Ingestion: Interrelationships with Fluidity of HDL Monolayer.

scientific article published on 8 September 2017

Determinants of the omega-3 index in a Mediterranean population at increased risk for CHD

article

Dietary supplement use and health-related behaviors in a Mediterranean population.

scientific article published on 6 December 2012

Dose-dependent metabolic disposition of hydroxytyrosol and formation of mercapturates in rats.

scientific article

Effect of a Mediterranean Diet Intervention on Dietary Glycemic Load and Dietary Glycemic Index: The PREDIMED Study

scientific article

Effect of a Mediterranean diet supplemented with nuts on metabolic syndrome status: one-year results of the PREDIMED randomized trial.

scientific article

Effect of a traditional Mediterranean diet on apolipoproteins B, A-I, and their ratio: A randomized, controlled trial

scientific article published on 06 May 2011

Effect of a traditional Mediterranean diet on lipoprotein oxidation: a randomized controlled trial.

scientific article published on June 2007

Effect of dietary virgin olive oil on urinary excretion of etheno–DNA adducts

scientific article published on 04 July 2006

Effect of olive oil phenolic compounds on the expression of blood pressure-related genes in healthy individuals.

scientific article

Effect of olive oils on biomarkers of oxidative DNA stress in Northern and Southern Europeans.

scientific article

Effect of the Mediterranean diet on heart failure biomarkers: a randomized sample from the PREDIMED trial

scientific article

Effect of the co-occurring components from olive oil and thyme extracts on the antioxidant status and its bioavailability in an acute ingestion in rats

scientific article published on 01 April 2014

Effect of the long-term regular intake of virgin olive oil on the phenolic metabolites in human fasting plasma.

scientific article published on 11 March 2010

Effects of 1-year intervention with a Mediterranean diet on plasma fatty acid composition and metabolic syndrome in a population at high cardiovascular risk

scientific article

Effects of Mediterranean Diets on Kidney Function: A Report From the PREDIMED Trial

article by Andrés Díaz-López et al published September 2012 in American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Effects of Virgin Olive Oils Differing in Their Bioactive Compound Contents on Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Healthy Adults: A Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 06 March 2019

Effects of Virgin Olive Oils Differing in Their Bioactive Compound Contents on Metabolic Syndrome and Endothelial Functional Risk Biomarkers in Healthy Adults: A Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial

scientific article

Effects of a Mediterranean-style diet on cardiovascular risk factors: a randomized trial.

scientific article

Effects of differing phenolic content in dietary olive oils on lipids and LDL oxidation--a randomized controlled trial.

scientific article

Effects of functional olive oil enriched with its own phenolic compounds on endothelial function in hypertensive patients. A randomised controlled trial.

scientific article published on 06 July 2014

Elevated Circulating LDL Phenol Levels in Men Who Consumed Virgin Rather Than Refined Olive Oil Are Associated with Less Oxidation of Plasma LDL

scientific article published on 20 January 2010

Epigallocatechin-3-gallate, a DYRK1A inhibitor, rescues cognitive deficits in Down syndrome mouse models and in humans

scientific article published on 14 September 2013

Erratum. Reduction in the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes With the Mediterranean Diet: Results of the PREDIMED-Reus nutrition intervention randomized trial. Diabetes Care 2011;34:14-19

scientific article published on 13 August 2018

Exocrine pancreatic cancer clinical factors were related to timing of blood extraction and influenced serum concentrations of lipids

scientific article

Extravirgin olive oil consumption reduces risk of atrial fibrillation: the PREDIMED (Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea) trial

scientific article

Glycemic load, glycemic index, and body mass index in Spanish adults.

scientific article published on 03 December 2008

HDL-related mechanisms of olive oil protection in cardiovascular disease

scientific article published on 01 July 2012

HPLC-tandem mass spectrometric method to characterize resveratrol metabolism in humans.

scientific article

Health effects of olive oil polyphenols: recent advances and possibilities for the use of health claims

scientific article

High oxidative stress in patients with stable coronary heart disease

scientific article (publication date: May 2003)

Hydroxytyrosol Administration Enhances Atherosclerotic Lesion Development in Apo E Deficient Mice

scientific article published on 27 July 2006

Hydroxytyrosol disposition in humans

scientific article published in June 2003

Hypertensive status and lipoprotein oxidation in an elderly population at high cardiovascular risk

scientific article published on 13 November 2008

Impact of Phenol-Enriched Virgin Olive Oils on the Postprandial Levels of Circulating microRNAs Related to Cardiovascular Disease

scientific article published on 20 June 2020

Impact of Virgin Olive Oil and Phenol-Enriched Virgin Olive Oils on the HDL Proteome in Hypercholesterolemic Subjects: A Double Blind, Randomized, Controlled, Cross-Over Clinical Trial (VOHF Study).

scientific article published on 10 June 2015

Impact of cardiovascular risk factors on oxidative stress and DNA damage in a high risk Mediterranean population

scientific article published in December 2009

Impact of olive oil phenolic concentration on human plasmatic phenolic metabolites.

scientific article published on 25 July 2012

In vivo nutrigenomic effects of virgin olive oil polyphenols within the frame of the Mediterranean diet: a randomized controlled trial.

scientific article published on 23 February 2010

In vivo transcriptomic profile after a Mediterranean diet in high-cardiovascular risk patients: a randomized controlled trial.

scientific article published on 31 July 2013

Intake of phenol-rich virgin olive oil improves the postprandial prothrombotic profile in hypercholesterolemic patients

scientific article published in August 2007

Is dopamine behind the health benefits of red wine?

scientific article published on 3 April 2006

Lifestyle recommendations for the prevention and management of metabolic syndrome: an international panel recommendation.

scientific article published on May 2017

Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometric determination of triterpenes in human fluids: Evaluation of markers of dietary intake of olive oil and metabolic disposition of oleanolic acid and maslinic acid in humans.

scientific article published on 21 July 2017

Low energy density diets are associated with favorable nutrient intake profile and adequacy in free-living elderly men and women.

scientific article

Matrix effects on the bioavailability of resveratrol in humans

Mediterranean diet and risk of hyperuricemia in elderly participants at high cardiovascular risk

scientific article published on 17 April 2013

Mediterranean diet and waist circumference in a representative national sample of young Spaniards.

scientific article published on 23 September 2010

Mediterranean dietary pattern and depression: the PREDIMED randomized trial

scientific article

Minor Components of Olive Oil: Evidence to Date of Health Benefits in Humans

article

Moderate consumption of olive oil by healthy European men reduces systolic blood pressure in non-Mediterranean participants

scientific article published on 01 January 2007

Moderate consumption of wine, through both its phenolic compounds and alcohol content, promotes hydroxytyrosol endogenous generation in humans. A randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 27 April 2015

Mononuclear cell transcriptome response after sustained virgin olive oil consumption in humans: an exploratory nutrigenomics study.

scientific article

Nivel socioeconómico y desigualdades de salud en la prevención cardiovascular de la población española de edad avanzada

Olive Oil Polyphenols Decrease LDL Concentrations and LDL Atherogenicity in Men in a Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published in July 2015

Olive oil and cardiovascular health

scientific article published on December 2009

Olive oil and oxidative stress.

scientific article published on October 2007

Olive oil and the cardiovascular system

scientific article

Olive oil phenols modulate the triacylglycerol molecular species of human very low-density lipoprotein. A randomized, crossover, controlled trial

scientific article published on 08 October 2010

Olive oil polyphenols enhance high-density lipoprotein function in humans: a randomized controlled trial.

scientific article

Olive oil polyphenols enhance the expression of cholesterol efflux related genes in vivo in humans. A randomized controlled trial.

scientific article

Olive oils high in phenolic compounds modulate oxidative/antioxidative status in men

scientific article published on 01 September 2004

Oxidative stress is associated with an increased antioxidant defense in elderly subjects: a multilevel approach

scientific article

Paraoxonase1-192 polymorphism modulates the effects of regular and acute exercise on paraoxonase1 activity.

scientific article published in May 2002

Pharmacokinetics of maslinic and oleanolic acids from olive oil - Effects on endothelial function in healthy adults. A randomized, controlled, dose-response study

scientific article published on 27 March 2020

Phenol-enriched olive oils improve HDL antioxidant content in hypercholesterolemic subjects. A randomized, double-blind, cross-over, controlled trial

scientific article published on 28 September 2017

Phenol-enriched olive oils modify paraoxonase-related variables: A randomized, crossover, controlled trial.

scientific article published on 25 May 2017

Plasma fatty acid composition, estimated desaturase activities, and their relation with the metabolic syndrome in a population at high risk of cardiovascular disease

scientific article published on 28 March 2013

Polymorphisms Cyclooxygenase-2 -765G>C and Interleukin-6 -174G>C Are Associated with Serum Inflammation Markers in a High Cardiovascular Risk Population and Do Not Modify the Response to a Mediterranean Diet Supplemented with Virgin Olive Oil or Nuts

scientific article published on 03 December 2008

Polyphenol intake and mortality risk: a re-analysis of the PREDIMED trial.

scientific article

Polyphenol rich olive oils improve lipoprotein particle atherogenic ratios and subclasses profile: A randomized, crossover, controlled trial

scientific article published on 15 March 2016

Postprandial LDL phenolic content and LDL oxidation are modulated by olive oil phenolic compounds in humans.

scientific article published on 18 October 2005

Postprandial and short-term effects of dietary virgin olive oil on oxidant/antioxidant status

scientific article

Presence of virgin olive oil phenolic metabolites in human low density lipoprotein fraction: Determination by high-performance liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry

scientific article published on 02 November 2006

Prevalence in the eligibility for weight loss treatment in a Mediterranean population.

scientific article published on 29 August 2007

Prevention of Diabetes With Mediterranean Diets

article by Jordi Salas-Salvadó et al published 7 January 2014 in Annals of Internal Medicine

Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with a Mediterranean Diet Supplemented with Extra-Virgin Olive Oil or Nuts

Corrected and Republished Article

Protection of LDL from oxidation by olive oil polyphenols is associated with a downregulation of CD40-ligand expression and its downstream products in vivo in humans

scientific article published on 21 March 2012

Protective effect of homovanillyl alcohol on cardiovascular disease and total mortality: virgin olive oil, wine, and catechol-methylathion.

scientific article

RETRACTED: Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with a Mediterranean Diet

retraction notice of scientific article

Rapid high-performance liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry method for qualitative and quantitative analysis of virgin olive oil phenolic metabolites in human low-density lipoproteins

article

Reduced serum concentrations of carboxylated and undercarboxylated osteocalcin are associated with risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus in a high cardiovascular risk population: a nested case-control study

scientific article published on 13 September 2013

Reduction in systemic and VLDL triacylglycerol concentration after a 3-month Mediterranean-style diet in high-cardiovascular-risk subjects

scientific article published on 4 December 2009

Reduction in the incidence of type 2 diabetes with the Mediterranean diet: results of the PREDIMED-Reus nutrition intervention randomized trial. ⬇️

scientific article

Relationship between physical activity and oxidative stress biomarkers in women.

scientific article published in May 2002

Relationship of Olive Oil Polyphenols and Oxidation Biomarkers ⬇️

scientific article published on 01 December 2011

Relationship of alcoholic beverage consumption to food habits in a Mediterranean population.

scientific article

Relationship of classical and non-classical risk factors with genetic variants relevant to coronary heart disease

scientific article published on 01 October 2006

Relationship of lipid oxidation with subclinical atherosclerosis and 10-year coronary events in general population

article by Miquel Gomez et al published January 2014 in Atherosclerosis

Response to Letter Regarding Article, "Extravirgin Olive Oil Consumption Reduces Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: The PREDIMED (Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea) Trial".

scientific article published in September 2015

Retraction and Republication: Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with a Mediterranean Diet. N Engl J Med 2013;368:1279-90

retraction of retraction notice of scientific article

Role of sex and time of blood sampling in SOD1 and SOD2 expression variability

scientific article published on 22 August 2008

Secular Trends of Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Mediterranean Population*

scientific article published on 01 March 2007

Secular trends in energy intake and diet quality in a Mediterranean population.

scientific article published on 6 May 2009

Serum sTWEAK concentrations and risk of developing type 2 diabetes in a high cardiovascular risk population: a nested case-control study

scientific article published on 12 June 2013

Socioeconomic status and health inequalities for cardiovascular prevention among elderly Spaniards.

scientific article

South-to-North gradient in lipid peroxidation in men with stable coronary artery disease in Europe

scientific article published on 17 October 2007

Synthesis of fatty acid amides of catechol metabolites that exhibit antiobesity properties.

scientific article published on October 2010

The Mediterranean Diet Pattern and Its Main Components Are Associated with Lower Plasma Concentrations of Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor 60 in Patients at High Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

article by Mireia Urpi-Sarda et al published 25 April 2012 in Journal of Nutrition

The Mediterranean diet improves the systemic lipid and DNA oxidative damage in metabolic syndrome individuals. A randomized, controlled, trial

scientific article published on 31 August 2012

The NUTRAOLEOUM Study, a randomized controlled trial, for achieving nutritional added value for olive oils

scientific article

The effect of olive oil polyphenols on antibodies against oxidized LDL. A randomized clinical trial

scientific article published on 3 March 2011

The effect of polyphenols in olive oil on heart disease risk factors: a randomized trial

scientific article published in September 2006

The effects of the mediterranean diet on biomarkers of vascular wall inflammation and plaque vulnerability in subjects with high risk for cardiovascular disease. A randomized trial

scientific article

Time course of changes in the expression of insulin sensitivity-related genes after an acute load of virgin olive oil.

scientific article

Trends in cardiovascular risk factor prevalence (1995-2000-2005) in northeastern Spain

scientific article published in October 2007

Up-to date knowledge on the in vivo transcriptomic effect of the Mediterranean diet in humans.

scientific article published on 18 February 2013

Uptake of diet resveratrol into the human low-density lipoprotein. Identification and quantification of resveratrol metabolites by liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry.

scientific article published in May 2005

Utility of a short quality of life questionnaire to predict cardiovascular events.

scientific article published on 11 August 2011

Validity of two short screeners for diet quality in time-limited settings.

scientific article published on 23 August 2011

Virgin olive oil enriched with its own phenolic compounds or complemented with thyme improves endothelial function: The potential role of plasmatic fat-soluble vitamins. A double blind, randomized, controlled, cross-over clinical trial

Virgin olive oil: a key food for cardiovascular risk protection.

scientific article published on April 2015

Waist-to-height ratio and cardiovascular risk factors in elderly individuals at high cardiovascular risk.

scientific article

White blood cell counts as risk markers of developing metabolic syndrome and its components in the PREDIMED study

scientific article

Why should population attributable fractions be periodically recalculated? An example from cardiovascular risk estimation in southern Europe.

scientific article published in April 2010

Wine and oxidative stress: up-to-date evidence of the effects of moderate wine consumption on oxidative damage in humans.

scientific article published on 08 July 2009

[How to publish in The New England Journal of Medicine and not to die while trying it; the PREDIMED experience]

scientific article published on 01 July 2013

[Prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses in different counties of Catalonia, Spain: cross-sectional study]

scientific article published on 01 June 2002

trans Fatty acid consumption, lifestyle and type 2 diabetes prevalence in a Spanish population.

scientific article published on 4 February 2010

Índice de masa corporal como factor pronóstico en pacientes tras un primer infarto de miocardio

scientific article published on 24 September 2010

Paulina is supported by:

About Paulina

Help