Tag: Mediterranean Diet

Individuals with a higher adherence to a Mediterranean diet had up to 23 percent lower risk for dementia, regardless of genetic risk

Reduced risk for CVD incidence, total mortality, coronary heart disease seen for women with higher adherence

Global Alzheimer disease pathology lower in patients following these dietary patterns, specifically less beta-amyloid load

Limiting added sugar and refined grains helpful, but no added overall health benefit seen for cutting out legumes, fruits, and whole grains

Higher total carotenoid intake also associated with frailty prevention

Odds of preeclampsia lower with greatest level of adherence to Mediterranean-style diet; similar benefit observed for Black women

Greater adherence to Southern dietary pattern linked to higher risk for sudden cardiac death, but the association was not statistically significant

Rate of symptomatic remission at week 6 similar for Mediterranean diet, specific carbohydrate diet in randomized trial

Higher MeDi adherence linked to larger mediotemporal gray matter volume, better memory, less amyloid and pTau181 pathology

Strongest association seen in women, with delay in onset of up to 17 years