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  1. Ultra-Processed Foods Consumption, Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Sociodemographic Correlates in an Italian Adult Population: The UFO Survey

    Article • Nutrients, November 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  2. Exploring Dietary Intake in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Using GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

    Article • Nutrients, October 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  3. Improving Oxidative Stress Through a Wheat Aleurone-Rich Diet: Are Short-Chain Fatty Acids Possible Mediators?

    Article • Nutrients, October 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  4. Application-Based Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Provides Accurate Body Composition Parameters in a More Cost-Efficient and Time-Efficient Way

    Article • Journal of Nutrition, July 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  5. Gut microbiome composition is linked to Mediterranean diet adherence and blood glucose control in adults with type 1 diabetes

    Article • December 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  6. Effects of Mediterranean Diet on Endothelial Reactivity in Individuals with High Cardiometabolic Risk: A Randomized Controlled Parallel-Group Preliminary Trial

    Article • Biomedicines, November 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  7. Clusters of adipose tissue dysfunction in adults with type 2 diabetes identify those with worse lipidomic profile despite similar glycaemic control

    Article • Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews, April 2024, Wiley

    Dr Amalia Gastaldelli, Dr Marilena Vitale

  8. Reply to J Barbaresko et al.

    Article • Advances in Nutrition, April 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  9. Effects on cardiovascular risk factors of a low- vs high-glycemic index Mediterranean diet in high cardiometabolic risk individuals: the MEDGI-Carb study

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  10. Differential Effects of Two Isocaloric Healthy Diets on Postprandial Lipid Responses in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes

    Article • Nutrients, January 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  11. Ultra-Processed Foods and Human Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies

    Article • Advances in Nutrition, January 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  12. Differential Responders to a Mixed Meal Tolerance Test Associated with Type 2 Diabetes Risk Factors and Gut Microbiota—Data from the MEDGI-Carb Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • Nutrients, October 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  13. The effects of Mediterranean diets with low or high glycemic index on plasma glucose and insulin profiles are different in adult men and women: Data from MEDGI-Carb randomized clinical trial

    Article • Clinical Nutrition, October 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  14. Legume Consumption and Blood Pressure Control in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension: Cross-Sectional Findings from the TOSCA.IT Study

    Article • Nutrients, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  15. Effects on cardiovascular risk factors of a low- vs high-Glycemic Index Mediterranean Diet in high cardiometabolic risk individuals: The MEDGI-Carb Study

    Article • June 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  16. Association between Diet Quality and Index of Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis in a Large Population of People with Type 2 Diabetes: Data from the TOSCA.IT Study

    Article • Nutrients, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  17. Good for the heart, good for the Earth: proposal of a dietary pattern able to optimize cardiovascular disease prevention and mitigate climate change

    Article • Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, December 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  18. Consumption of different animal-based foods and risk of type 2 diabetes: An umbrella review of meta-analyses of prospective studies

    Article • Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, September 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  19. Relations between the Consumption of Fatty or Lean Fish and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • Advances in Nutrition, September 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  20. Circulating short-chain fatty acids in type 2 diabetic patients and overweight/obese individuals

    Article • Acta Diabetologica, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  21. Association between chronotype, sleep pattern, and eating behaviours in a group of Italian adults

    Article • International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, August 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  22. True Cost Accounting of a healthy and sustainable diet in Italy

    Article • Frontiers in Nutrition, July 2022, Frontiers

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  23. An Isoenergetic Multifactorial Diet Reduces Pancreatic Fat and Increases Postprandial Insulin Response in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • Diabetes Care, July 2022, American Diabetes Association

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  24. Reduction of De Novo Lipogenesis Mediates Beneficial Effects of Isoenergetic Diets on Fatty Liver: Mechanistic Insights from the MEDEA Randomized Clinical Trial

    Article • Nutrients, May 2022, MDPI AG

    Prof. Daniele Naviglio, Dr Marilena Vitale

  25. A wheat aleurone-rich diet improves oxidative stress but does not influence glucose metabolism in overweight/obese individuals: Results from a randomized controlled trial

    Article • Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, March 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  26. Consumption of Dairy Foods and Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review

    Article • Nutrients, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  27. Evaluation of a Whole-Liver Dixon-Based MRI Approach for Quantification of Liver Fat in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Treated with Two Isocaloric Different Diets

    Article • Diagnostics, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  28. Differential Glycemic Effects of Low- versus High-Glycemic Index Mediterranean-Style Eating Patterns in Adults at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: The MEDGI-Carb Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • Nutrients, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  29. Plasma TMAO increase after healthy diets: results from 2 randomized controlled trials with dietary fish, polyphenols, and whole-grain cereals

    Article • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, October 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  30. Pioglitazone even at low dosage improves NAFLD in type 2 diabetes: clinical and pathophysiological insights from a subgroup of the TOSCA.IT randomised trial

    Article • Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, August 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Amalia Gastaldelli, Dr Marilena Vitale

  31. An Oily Fish Diet Improves Subclinical Inflammation in People at High Cardiovascular Risk: A Randomized Controlled Study

    Article • Molecules, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  32. Dietary influence on adiponectin in patients with type 2 diabetes

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Investigation, April 2021, Wiley

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  33. Putative metabolites involved in the beneficial effects of wholegrain cereal: Nontargeted metabolite profiling approach

    Article • Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, April 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  34. Mediterranean diet consumption affects the endocannabinoid system in overweight and obese subjects: possible links with gut microbiome, insulin resistance and inflammation

    Article • Zeitschrift für Ernährungswissenschaft, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  35. The Mediterranean diet from past to future: Key concepts from the second “Ancel Keys” International Seminar

    Article • Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, March 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  36. White Meat Consumption, All-Cause Mortality, and Cardiovascular Events: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies

    Article • Nutrients, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  37. Reproducibility and validity of a food-frequency questionnaire (NFFQ) to assess food consumption based on the NOVA classification in adults

    Article • International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, February 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  38. Recent Trends in Dietary Habits of the Italian Population: Potential Impact on Health and the Environment

    Article • Nutrients, January 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  39. Dietary inflammatory index score, glucose control and cardiovascular risk factors profile in people with type 2 diabetes

    Article • International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, October 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  40. Cardiovascular risk factors control according to diabetes status and prior cardiovascular events in patients managed in different settings

    Article • Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, October 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  41. The Pro12Ala polymorphism of PPARγ2 modulates beta cell function and failure to oral glucose‐lowering drugs in patients with type 2 diabetes

    Article • Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews, September 2020, Wiley

    Dr Amalia Gastaldelli, Dr Marilena Vitale

  42. The MEDGICarb-Study: Design of a multi-center randomized controlled trial to determine the differential health-promoting effects of low- and high-glycemic index Mediterranean-style eating patterns

    Article • Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, September 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  43. Are Europeans moving towards dietary habits more suitable for reducing cardiovascular disease risk?

    Article • Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, July 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  44. Acute and chronic improvement in postprandial glucose metabolism by a diet resembling the traditional Mediterranean dietary pattern: Can SCFAs play a role?

    Article • Clinical Nutrition, June 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  45. Effects of a multifactorial ecosustainable isocaloric diet on liver fat in patients with type 2 diabetes: randomized clinical trial

    Article • BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, May 2020, BMJ

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  46. Effects of polyphenols on cardio-metabolic risk factors and risk of type 2 diabetes. A joint position statement of the Diabetes and Nutrition Study Group of the Italian Society of Diabetology (SID), the Italian Association of Dietetics and Clinical Nut...

    Article • Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, March 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  47. Diets naturally rich in polyphenols and/or long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids differently affect microbiota composition in high-cardiometabolic-risk individuals

    Article • Acta Diabetologica, February 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  48. Whole grain consumption and human health: an umbrella review of observational studies

    Article • International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, January 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  49. Pasta Consumption and Connected Dietary Habits: Associations with Glucose Control, Adiposity Measures, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in People with Type 2 Diabetes—TOSCA.IT Study

    Article • Nutrients, December 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Antonio C Bossi, Dr Marilena Vitale

  50. Grape pomace polyphenols improve insulin response to a standard meal in healthy individuals: A pilot study

    Article • Clinical Nutrition, December 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Marilena Vitale, Prof. Daniele Naviglio

  51. Effects of a diet naturally rich in polyphenols on lipid composition of postprandial lipoproteins in high cardiometabolic risk individuals: an ancillary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  52. Dietary Polyphenol Intake, Blood Pressure, and Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

    Article • Antioxidants, May 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  53. The Possible Role of Nutraceuticals in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

    Article • High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention, February 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  54. Diets rich in whole grains increase betainized compounds associated with glucose metabolism

    Article • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, November 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  55. Wholegrain Intake and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Evidence from Epidemiological and Intervention Studies

    Article • Nutrients, September 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  56. Impact of a Mediterranean Dietary Pattern and Its Components on Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Glucose Control, and Body Weight in People with Type 2 Diabetes: A Real-Life Study

    Article • Nutrients, August 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  57. Dietary Fibre as a Unifying Remedy for the Whole Spectrum of Obesity-Associated Cardiovascular Risk

    Article • Nutrients, July 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  58. Adherence to the traditional Mediterranean diet in a population of South of Italy: factors involved and proposal of an educational field-based survey tool

    Article • International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, June 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Marilena VITALE, Dr Marilena Vitale

  59. Subjective satiety and plasma PYY concentration after wholemeal pasta

    Article • Appetite, June 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  60. Bioavailability and pharmacokinetic profile of grape pomace phenolic compounds in humans

    Article • Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, May 2018, Elsevier

    Prof. Daniele Naviglio, Dr Marilena Vitale

  61. Metabolic response to amylose-rich wheat-based rusks in overweight individuals

    Article • European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  62. Polyphenol intake and cardiovascular risk factors in a population with type 2 diabetes: The TOSCA.IT study

    Article • Clinical Nutrition, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  63. Association between different dietary polyphenol subclasses and the improvement in cardiometabolic risk factors: evidence from a randomized controlled clinical trial

    Article • Acta Diabetologica, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  64. Effects on the incidence of cardiovascular events of the addition of pioglitazone versus sulfonylureas in patients with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled with metformin (TOSCA.IT): a randomised, multicentre trial

    Article • The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, November 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  65. Whole Grain Intake and Glycaemic Control: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • Nutrients, July 2017, MDPI AG

    Marilena VITALE, Dr Marilena Vitale

  66. A nutritional intervention programme at a worksite canteen to promote a healthful lifestyle inspired by the traditional Mediterranean diet

    Article • International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, June 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  67. Micronutrient Intake in a Cohort of Italian Adults with Type 1 Diabetes: Adherence to Dietary Recommendations

    Article • Journal of Diabetes Research, January 2017, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Marilena VITALE, Dr Marilena Vitale, Giovanni Annuzzi

  68. Polyphenol-rich diets improve glucose metabolism in people at high cardiometabolic risk: a controlled randomised intervention trial

    Article • Diabetologia, April 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Marilena VITALE, Dr Marilena Vitale

  69. Diets naturally rich in polyphenols improve fasting and postprandial dyslipidemia and reduce oxidative stress: a randomized controlled trial

    Article • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, December 2013, American Society for Nutrition

    Dr Marilena Vitale

  70. Trans fatty acids consumption in type 1 diabetic patients: evaluation by dietary records and measurement in serum phospholipids

    Article • Acta Diabetologica, December 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Daniele Naviglio, Dr Marilena Vitale