Adherence to the Mediterranean diet is inversely associated with hematologic inflammatory indices in adults seeking a weight loss dietary program: a cross-sectional study.

This scoping review protocol follows a rigorous, reproducible methodology based on the Arksey and O’Malley framework with refinements by Levac , and the final review will be reported in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA) guidelines. A comprehensive search of MEDLINE, Embase and ERIC, applied with no language or date restrictions, will be supplemented by a targeted grey-literature search of Google and handsearching of relevant organisations and training platforms. Stakeholder consultation with medical educators, programme directors and healthcare leaders will be undertaken to contextualise findings and identify gaps.