BP	Blood Pressure
CI	Confidence Interval
CVD	Cardiovascular Disease
DBP	Diastolic Blood Pressure
FFQs	Food Frequency Questionnaires
FG	Fasting Glucose
GLP-1	Glucagon-Like Peptide-1
HbA1c	Glycohemoglobin
HDL	High-Density Lipoprotein
IDF	International Diabetes Federation
MD	Mediterranean Diet
MDS	Mediterranean Diet Score
MEDAS	Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener
MetS	Metabolic Syndrome
MSDPS	Mediterranean-Style Dietary Pattern Score
MOOSE	Meta-analyses Of Observational Studies in Epidemiology
N-3 FAs	Omga-3-Fatty Acids
NAFLD	Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
NCDs	Non-Communicable Diseases
NCEP ATP III	National Cholesterol Program in Adult Treatment Panel III
NHNES	National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
NOS	New Castle Ottawa Scale
OR	Odds Ration
RCT	Randomized Controlled Trial
SD	Standard Deviation
SBP	Systolic Blood Pressure
SMD	Standardized Mean Difference
T2DM	Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
TG	Triglycerides
UK	United Kingdom
US	United States
WC	Waist Circumference
WHO	World Health Organization