In October 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the effect of the MIND diet on the incidence and progression of Parkinson’s disease in … Read more
Cardiovascular disease risk factors decrease, return to what they had been and then decrease again in line with adopting, abandoning, and then readopting a healthy eating dietary pattern
In November 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the effect of adopting, abandoning, and then readopting a healthy eating pattern on cardiovascular disease … Read more
A Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil or nuts appears to reduce the incidence of major cardiovascular events in high risk individuals
In June 2018 researchers from Spain and the USA published their study to assess the association between the Mediterranean diet and cardiovascular risk. A total of 7,447 individuals (aged 55 … Read more
Mediterranean diet does not appear to influence the risk of depression
In April 2019 researchers from Iran published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the association between the Mediterranean diet and risk of depression. A total of 14 … Read more
There is still some uncertainty as to whether a Mediterranean-style diet can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease
In March 2019 researchers from the UK published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the effectiveness of a Mediterranean-style diet in preventing cardiovascular disease. A total of … Read more
The Mediterranean diet significantly reduced dietary inflammatory index scores but it did not translate to an improvement in inflammatory biomarkers in individuals with coronary heart disease
In July 2018 researchers from Australia, Ireland, Spain and the USA published the results of their study to assess whether a Mediterranean diet produced a lower dietary inflammatory index score … Read more
No evidence has been found that diet plays a role in the development of aortic valve stenosis
In November 2018 researchers from Sweden published the results of their study to assess the association of two dietary patterns, a modified Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet and … Read more
Mediterranean, DASH, MIND, Anti-inflammatory and Prudent diets all appear to offer protection against cognitive decline in older individuals
In February 2019 researchers from Australia published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the impact of different dietary patterns on cognitive health of older individuals. The dietary … Read more
The MIND diet may help to prevent or delay complaints about memory in older individuals with no history of depression
In January 2019 researchers from France published the results of their study to assess whether adherence to the Mediterranean-DASH diet intervention for neurodegenerative delay (MIND) was associated with subjective memory … Read more
Mediterranean and DASH diets may be associated with a reduced the risk of heart failure
In January 2018 researchers from Brazil published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the association between different dietary patterns on the risk of heart failure. Several dietary … Read more
The Mediterranean diet appears to be associated with a lower risk of falling among older individuals
In February 2019 researchers from Spain assessed the association between a Mediterranean-style dietary pattern and the risk of falling in older adults. A total of 2,071 participants, aged over 60 … Read more
Current and past depressive symptoms appear to be associated with poorer diet quality, particularly in men
In February 2019 researchers from The Netherlands published the results of their study to assess the association between depressive symptoms and diet quality scores. 1,312 individuals, aged over 55 years … Read more
Greater adherence to the MIND diet, rather than the Mediterranean diet, appears to be associated with better cognitive function
In February 2019 researchers from Australia published the results of their study to assess the association between the Mediterranean-DASH diet Intervention for Neurological Delay (MIND) diet and cognitive impairment. A … Read more
Mediterranean diet
The components of the Mediterranean diet can vary from country to country and from region to region. However, in general, the Mediterranean style diet consists of a high content of … Read more
A Mediterranean style diet, dairy products and vegetables appear to reduce the risk of developing kidney stones
In December 2017 researchers from Italy and Spain published the results of their study to assess the association between a Mediterranean dietary pattern and risk of developing kidney stones. 16,094 … Read more
A higher Healthy Lifestyle Score reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease
In December 2018 researchers from Spain and the USA published the results of their study to assess the relationship between a healthy lifestyle and risk of cardiovascular disease. 19,336 individuals … Read more
A higher Healthy Lifestyle Score reduces the risk of metabolic syndrome
In December 2018 researchers from Spain and the USA published the results of their study to assess the relationship between a healthy lifestyle and risk of developing metabolic syndrome. 10,807 … Read more
The MIND diet substantially slows cognitive decline in the elderly
In September 2018 researchers from Australia published their review of the scientific literature to assess the role of nutrition in cognitive function and brain ageing. They concentrated on the Mediterranean … Read more
Healthy Eating Index-2010 diet reduces microalbuminuria in youth and young adults with diabetes type I and is therefore beneficial for kidney health
In June 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the association between three diets and microalbuminuria in 416 individuals with youth-onset type 1 diabetes. … Read more