The Mediterranean diet has been shown to have many benefits such as assisting weight management, boosting brain health, extending longevity, supporting cardiovascular health and promoting gut health among other benefits. This study published in JAMA Network Open showed that it improved cardiometabolic health among kids and teens, which was affirmed in a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.
The Mediterranean Diet is ranked among the best to follow for its numerous health benefits and is gaining popularity for these reasons. Now a long-term study...
A randomized controlled clinical trial led by Prof. Iris Shai of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel, an adjunct Professor from the Harvard School of Public Health and an honorary professor at the University of Leipzig, Germany published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology suggests that the green Mediterranean diet which is high in polyphenols promotes dramatic proximal aortic de-stiffening twice as much as the standard Mediterranean diet.u00a0
Following a Mediterranean-style diet reduces the risk of cognitive decline among older people according to a new study led by Mireia Urpu00ed-Sardu00e1, adjunct lecturer and member of the Biomarkers and Nutritional & Food Metabolomics research group of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, the Institute for Nutrition and Food Safety (INSA-UB), the Food and Nutrition Torribera Campus of the University of Barcelona, and the CIBER on Frailty and Healthy Ageing (CIBERFES) published in the journal Molecular Nutrition and Food Research.
The Mediterranean diet has been getting pretty consistent attention over the years, this diet has been linked to a variety of health benefits. According to a study recently published in eLife conducted by researchers from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and colleagues from Harvard and Leipzig Universities, the Mediterranean Diet can add slowing down brain aging to the list of beneficial effects.
Article courtesy of Dr. Joel Kahn, MD, who is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine, one of the world's top cardiologists, a best-selling author, lecturer, and a leading expert in plant-based nutrition and holistic care.
Experts at Newcastle University found that individuals who ate a Mediterranean-like diet had up to 23% lower risk for dementia than those who did not.
This research, published in BMC Medicine, is one of the biggest studies of its kind as previous studies have typically been limited to small sample sizes and low numbers of dementia cases.
A Mediterranean diet is a key recommendation for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and death.
But current dietary advice is not sex-specific, and many Mediterranean dietary studies lack sex-disaggregated analyses.
This is the first meta-analysis focused on the association between a Mediterranean diet and incident CVD and death, specific to women.
We found that a Mediterranean diet was beneficial in women, with a 24% lower risk of CVD and a 23% lower risk of total mortality.
This study highlights the need to include sex-specific analysis in research and translate such findings into clinical practice guidelines.
