(1) Our hypothesis that a typical, olive-oil-rich Cretan diet causes a relatively high HDL- to total cholesterol ratio is not supported by the present findings.
(2) Nei genetic coefficients indicated similarities between populations of P. perfiliewi from Corfu and central Italy and between Corfuan and Cretan P. neglectus samples.
(3) The traditional Cretan diet has been associated with low coronary-heart-disease (CHD) mortality rates.
(4) Seventy-six healthy rural Cretan boys aged 7-9 years were studied.
(5) We have studied hypertension, obesity, diabetes and hypercholesterolaemia in those aged 45-79 years in the Cretan low risk population of Spili (n = 249; attendance 82%) to see if these conditions interacted in the same way as previously described for high risk populations.
(6) Especially popular with local lawyers at lunchtime, this small taverna’s excellent menu includes such classic Cretan dishes as barley rusks topped with tomatoes and mizithra cheese and peppery sautéed wild greens.
(7) Risk factors for coronary heart disease were studied in healthy middle-aged Cretan men in order to compare them with the middle-aged men of a previous generation studied in 1960 as the Cretan cohort of the Seven Countries Study (1960).
(8) An educational intervention program for the prevention of cardiovascular disease among 171 Cretan school students (13- and 14-year-olds) is assessed.
(9) The mean body mass index of the Cretan boys was about 2 kg m-2 higher than those of boys in the other countries, which might have confounded comparisons.
(10) The purpose was to chart the state of health and living conditions of the Cretan population in the period 1986-1990.
(11) This study reports on the prevalence of CHD risk factors among 387 Cretan bank employees.
(12) The Cretans lead a lifestyle noted for the absence of other risk factors for CHD.
(13) His assailants, four of whom were convicted and sentenced to four years in November, were only brought to justice through the European arrest warrant (EAW) which delivered them to a Cretan court.
(14) Our finding should be viewed against the low prevalence of past myocardial infarction in Cretan men from Spili reported by us and confirming the results of the Seven Countries Study.
(15) The body mass index of the Cretan boys (18.2 kg m-2) was on average 2 kg m-2 higher than that of boys from other countries.
(16) • 19 Kalamiotou, +30 210 32 22 458, melilotos.gr , €25pp Kriti The back of a humdrum shopping arcade may not sound like an obvious gastronomic hot spot, but Kriti has a reputation for serving the best Cretan food in Athens.
(17) It’s not their fault Giorgos Tzanakis Even for Giorgos Tzanakis, a Cretan who proudly recalls the island’s resistance against the Germans in the second world war, the anger isn’t personal.
(18) The diet of the Cretan boys contained 10 en% saturated fat, but 27 en% monounsaturated fat due to the liberal use of olive oil.
(19) "Much excitement during our Cretan villa holiday, as Tarquin was arrested in a local disco for buying some of the dreaded weed after his release (a bundle of notes equivalent to the National Debt of Chad having changed hands) we were all able to see the funny side!
(20) Serum-lipid levels of the Cretan boys were not different from those of their counterparts from western European Countries.
Crete
Definition:
(n.) A Cretan
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(1) • £585, +30 22710 32217, perleas.gr Greek island holiday guide: Crete Read more Where to eat Fabrika In an old olive press in the market town of Volissos, this taverna specialises in grilled meat (done properly over charcoal).
(2) In Crete, 459 patients with a hip fracture were treated during 1986 and studied prospectively.
(3) "But what we would like to avoid is where an apology leads to con crete commitments.
(4) The Russian bomber flights, he said, spanned “from Japan to Gibraltar, from Crete to California, and from the Baltic sea to the Black Sea.” The Guardian view on eastern Europe and the EU: get it right in Riga | Editorial Read more Russia was failing to draw on the lessons of the Cold War, including that “when it comes to nuclear weapons, caution, predictability and transparency are vital,” he said.
(5) Photograph: Alamy The Cyclades are not an obvious destination for walkers, but in spring and autumn the smaller islands offer a peaceful alternative to the more popular hiking trails of Crete and the Peloponnese.
(6) Away from the package tours and resorts of Crete, it’s a step back in time.
(7) Manager of the week Greece, September: OFI Crete’s Italian manager Gennaro Gattuso shouts at the Greek press in English : “No leave.
(8) In Crete, males were just as likely to visit the health center as females (55% vs. 57%), but females were more likely to visit the health center than males in Sweden (64% vs. 50%).
(9) Although presenting with a variety of delusional complaints in individual cases, the condition appears to represent a relatively dis crete diagnostic entity.
(10) For more on holidays in Greece use our travel guides to the Cyclades , t he Dodecanese , Crete , top 10 family holidays on Greek islands , and our readers’ tips on Greece’s best beach cafes and tavernas
(11) But I found my way to Pina's studio, knocked on the door, and said, 'Good morning, I'm Daphnis from Crete.'"
(12) The last section of the paper focuses on the discussion of the experimental use of an integrated "low cost" system for interconnection among the Metaxas Pathology laboratory, the Pathology Department of the University of Crete, and the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Athens.
(13) There are people who have nowhere to sleep at all.” Greece crisis: a disaster for Athens and a colossal failure for the EU Read more According to a University of Crete study earlier this year, there are now 17,700 people without proper and secure housing in Athens alone.
(14) Over the past year the group has been blamed for a rash of arson attacks on cemeteries and synagogues in Athens, Salonika and Crete.
(15) He was installed on an elegantly spread foil blanket, his laptop balanced on his cabin bag, at his side the food, water and toilet roll he brought when he left his home in Oxford at 5pm on Saturday afternoon expecting to end the day with a late supper in Crete.
(16) Zombanakis, a rags-to-riches success story who talked his way into Harvard after an impoverished childhood in Crete, acknowledges that the world of international finance has been transformed in the intervening years.
(17) Personally I don’t see any signs of recovery.” “Healthcare increasingly a major financial concern” “I work as a journalist, with two university degrees,” says Zoe Georgoula, 40, from Crete.
(18) Two children born on Crete of consanguinous parents presented the following manifestations of the ocular type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS): blue sclerae, keratoglobus and rupture of cornea following minor trauma.
(19) Job of the week Greece: OFI Crete’s translator , asked to convert under-pressure Italian manager Gennaro Gattuso’s shouted English into Greek in real time.
(20) They had been travelling from Crete and had been at sea for about 30 hours," she said.