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Montserrat Fitó is affiliated with the Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques in Spain. Their research primarily spans the domain of Medicine, with a total of 505 publications. Within this broad field, their work is concentrated in several subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (179 publications), Physiology (97 publications), Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine (60 publications), Molecular Biology (47 publications), and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (35 publications).

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas focused on nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular health. The main themes include Nutritional Studies and Diet (218 publications), Diet and Metabolism Studies (128 publications), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (100 publications), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (46 publications), Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling (38 publications), Fatty Acid Research and Health (34 publications), and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (30 publications).

Key recent papers authored or coauthored by Montserrat Fitó include:

  • "Remnant Cholesterol, Not LDL Cholesterol, Is Associated With Incident Cardiovascular Disease", 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • "Mediterranean Diet Effects on Type 2 Diabetes Prevention, Disease Progression, and Related Mechanisms. A Review", 2020, Nutrients
  • "Validity of the energy-restricted Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener", 2021, Clinical Nutrition
  • "Glycolysis/gluconeogenesis- and tricarboxylic acid cycle-related metabolites, Mediterranean diet, and type 2 diabetes", 2020, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • "Leisure-Time Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Diet Quality are Associated with Metabolic Syndrome Severity: The PREDIMED-Plus Study", 2020, Nutrients

Montserrat Fitó frequently collaborates with a number of researchers, including:

  • Jordi Salas-Salvadó (162 joint publications)
  • Ramón Estruch (128 joint publications)
  • Miguel Ángel Martínez-González (125 joint publications)
  • Dolores Corella (124 joint publications)
  • Emilio Ros (122 joint publications)

The scientist's work is regularly published in several notable journals, with the most frequent venues being:

  • Nutrients (24 publications)
  • Molecular Nutrition & Food Research (11 publications)
  • Clinical Nutrition (9 publications)
  • Frontiers in Nutrition (9 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (9 publications)

Best Publications

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

    Miguel A Martínez-González;Emilio Ros;Ramón Estruch

  • A Short Screener Is Valid for Assessing Mediterranean Diet Adherence among Older Spanish Men and Women

    Helmut Schröder;Montserrat Fitó;Ramón Estruch;Miguel Ángel Martínez-González

  • Mediterranean Diet and Age-Related Cognitive Decline: A Randomized Clinical Trial

    Cinta Valls-Pedret;Cinta Valls-Pedret;Aleix Sala-Vila;Aleix Sala-Vila;Mercè Serra-Mir;Mercè Serra-Mir;Dolores Corella;Dolores Corella

  • Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet: Insights From the PREDIMED Study

    Miguel A Martínez-González;Miguel A Martínez-González;Jordi Salas-Salvadó;Ramón Estruch;Dolores Corella

  • Effect of a Mediterranean Diet Supplemented With Nuts on Metabolic Syndrome Status One-Year Results of the PREDIMED Randomized Trial

    Jordi Salas-Salvado ´;Emilio Ros;Montserrat Fito;Ramon Estruch

  • Mediterranean Diet and Invasive Breast Cancer Risk Among Women at High Cardiovascular Risk in the PREDIMED Trial: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Estefanía Toledo;Estefanía Toledo;Jordi Salas-Salvadó;Carolina Donat-Vargas;Carolina Donat-Vargas;Pilar Buil-Cosiales

  • Mediterranean diet and cardiovascular health: Teachings of the PREDIMED study.

    Emilio Ros;Miguel Ángel Martínez-González;Ramón Estruch;Jordi Salas-Salvadó

  • Olive oil intake and risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality in the PREDIMED Study

    Marta Guasch-Ferré;Marta Guasch-Ferré;Frank B Hu;Miguel A Martínez-González;Miguel A Martínez-González;Montserrat Fitó

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

    Pablo Pérez-Martínez;Dimitri P. Mikhailidis;Vasilios G. Athyros;Mónica Bullo

  • Effect of a Lifestyle Intervention Program With Energy-Restricted Mediterranean Diet and Exercise on Weight Loss and Cardiovascular Risk Factors: One-Year Results of the PREDIMED-Plus Trial

    Jordi Salas-Salvadó;Jordi Salas-Salvadó;Andrés Díaz-López;Andrés Díaz-López;Miguel Ruiz-Canela;Miguel Ruiz-Canela;Josep Basora;Josep Basora

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

    Jaume Marrugat;María-Isabel Covas;Montserrat Fitó;Helmut Schröder

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

    Rafael De la Torre;Susana De Sola;Meritxell Pons;Arnaud Duchon

  • Hydroxytyrosol Disposition in Humans

    Elisabet Miro-Casas;Maria Isabel Covas;Magi Farre;Montserrat Fito

  • Inhibition of circulating immune cell activation: a molecular antiinflammatory effect of the Mediterranean diet

    Mari-Pau Mena;Emilio Sacanella;Mónica Vazquez-Agell;Mercedes Morales

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

    María-Isabel Covas;Karina de la Torre;Magí Farré-Albaladejo;Jari Kaikkonen

  • Olive Oils High in Phenolic Compounds Modulate Oxidative/Antioxidative Status in Men

    Tanja Weinbrenner;Montserrat Fitó;Rafael de la Torre;Guillermo T. Saez

  • Remnant Cholesterol, Not LDL Cholesterol, Is Associated With Incident Cardiovascular Disease

    Olga Castañer;Xavier Pintó;Isaac Subirana;Antonio J. Amor

  • Dietary fat intake and risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality in a population at high risk of cardiovascular disease

    Marta Guasch-Ferré;Marta Guasch-Ferré;Nancy Babio;Nancy Babio;Miguel A Martínez-González;Miguel A Martínez-González;Dolores Corella;Dolores Corella

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

    Valentini Konstantinidou;Maria-Isabel Covas;Daniel Muñoz-Aguayo;Olha Khymenets

  • Effect of a Traditional Mediterranean Diet on Lipoprotein Oxidation

    Montserrat Fito;Mònica Guxens;Dolores Corella;Carmen Cabezas

Frequent Co-Authors

Ramón Estruch
Ramón Estruch University of Barcelona
Dolores Corella
Dolores Corella University of Valencia
Miguel A. Martínez-González
Miguel A. Martínez-González University of Navarra
Emilio Ros
Emilio Ros University of Barcelona
Jordi Salas-Salvadó
Jordi Salas-Salvadó Rovira i Virgili University
Lluis Serra-Majem
Lluis Serra-Majem Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Xavier Pintó
Xavier Pintó Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Miquel Fiol
Miquel Fiol Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Rafael de la Torre
Rafael de la Torre Pompeu Fabra University
Enrique Gómez-Gracia
Enrique Gómez-Gracia University of Malaga

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