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.
Men who consume colourful fruits and vegetables on a regular basis are less likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer (PC), according to new research by a group of University of South Australia scientists published in the journal Cancers.u00a0
According to a press release, people who eat diets rich in green leafy vegetables as well as other vegetables, fruits, whole grains, olive oil, beans, nuts and fish may have fewer amyloid plaques and tau tangles in their brain -- signs of Alzheimer's disease -- than people who do not consume such diets, according to a study published in the March 8, 2023, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
In a new study evaluating the Mediterranean diet and adverse pregnancy outcomes, investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai found that women who conceived while adhering to the anti-inflammatory diet had a significantly lower risk of developing preeclampsia during pregnancy
With an emphasis on fruits, vegetables and legumes, the Mediterranean diet has long been applauded for its multiple health benefits. Now, new research shows that it may also help overcome infertility, making it a non-intrusive and affordable strategy for couples trying to conceive.
The green Mediterranean diet (MED) significantly reduces visceral adipose tissue, a type of fat around internal organs that is much more dangerous than the extra "tire" around your waist. The green Mediterranean diet was pitted against the Mediterranean diet and a healthy diet in a large-scale clinical interventional trial- the DIRECT PLUS. Subsequent analysis found that the green Med diet reduced visceral fat by 14%, the Med diet by 7%, and the healthy diet by 4.5%. The study was published in BMC Medicine.
According to an AAN press release, a number of studies have suggested that eating a healthy diet may reduce a person's risk of dementia, but a new study has found that two diets including the Mediterranean diet are not linked to a reduced risk of dementia. The study is published in the October 12, 2022, online issue of Neurologyu00ae, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
According to a study recently published in the journal Alzheimeru2019s & Dementia, the levels of six plasma metabolites are associated with lower cognitive function across all racial/ethnic groups, and the levels of most of these were associated with the adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet.u00a0
