Abstract
Interest in antioxidants and polyphenols has increased over time, as epidemiology has indicated an inverse association between the presence of nutrients rich in antioxidants and the risk of mortality from noncommunicable diseases. The Mediterranean diet (MD) is a model characterized by the main consumption of plant-based foods and fish and reduced consumption of meat and dairy products. In the era of evidence-based medicine, the MD represents the gold standard in preventive medicine, probably due to the harmonic combination of many elements with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, which overwhelm any single nutritive or alimentary element. This alimentary regimen, with its high intake of antioxidants, contributes substantially to the reduction of the onset of many chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, and cancer. In this chapter, the intake of antioxidants, typical of the MD, is clarified and their effect on nonalcoholic and alcoholic liver disease, the main hepatic injury influenced by dietetic profile, is evaluated.
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