scholarly journals The Association Between the Mediterranean Lifestyle and Depression

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 1085-1093 ◽  
Author(s):  
Almudena Sánchez-Villegas ◽  
Miguel Ruíz-Canela ◽  
Alfredo Gea ◽  
Francisca Lahortiga ◽  
Miguel A. Martínez-González
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Relative Risk Reduction ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Depression Risk ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Diet Level

This research assessed the association between the adherence to a Mediterranean lifestyle beyond the Mediterranean diet and the risk of depression in a prospective cohort of Spanish university graduates. Through a dynamic cohort study method, diet was assessed with a validated semiquantitative food-frequency questionnaire. The baseline assessment included a validated questionnaire on physical activity and average time spent with friends (socializing). Mediterranean lifestyle was defined as the joint exposure to Mediterranean diet, level of physical activity, and level of socializing. After a median follow-up of 8.5 years, 806 cases of depression among 11,800 participants were observed. Participants with the highest adherence to the Mediterranean lifestyle showed a 50% relative risk reduction in depression risk as compared to those participants with the lowest adherence (multivariable hazard ratio = 0.50; 95% confidence interval = [0.32, 0.81]). The Mediterranean lifestyle might reduce depression risk in the Seguimiento Universidad de Navarra cohort study beyond the known effects of the Mediterranean diet.

scholarly journals Prospective association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and hepatic steatosis: the Swiss CoLaus cohort study

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. e040959
Author(s):  
Saman Khalatbari-Soltani ◽  
Pedro Marques-Vidal ◽  
Fumiaki Imamura ◽  
Nita G. Forouhi
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Fatty Liver ◽  
Hepatic Steatosis ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Inverse Association ◽  
Alcoholic Fatty Liver ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Prospective Association

ObjectiveThe Mediterranean diet has been promoted as a healthy dietary pattern, but whether the Mediterranean diet may help to prevent hepatic steatosis is not clear. This study aimed to evaluate the prospective association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and risk of hepatic steatosis.DesignPopulation-based prospective cohort study.SettingThe Swiss CoLaus Study.ParticipantsWe evaluated 2288 adults (65.4% women, aged 55.8±10.0 years) without hepatic steatosis at first follow-up in 2009–2012. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet was scaled as the Mediterranean diet score (MDS) based on the Mediterranean diet pyramid ascertained with responses to Food Frequency Questionnaires.Outcome measuresNew onset of hepatic steatosis was ascertained by two indices separately: the Fatty Liver Index (FLI, ≥60 points) and the non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) score (≥−0.640 points). Prospective associations between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and risk of hepatic steatosis were quantified using Poisson regression.ResultsDuring a mean 5.3 years of follow-up, hepatic steatosis was ascertained in 153 (6.7%) participants by FLI criteria and in 208 (9.1%) by NAFLD score. After multivariable adjustment, higher adherence to MDS was associated with lower risk of hepatic steatosis based on FLI: risk ratio 0.84 (95% CI 0.73 to 0.96) per 1 SD of MDS; 0.85 (0.73 to 0.99) adjusted for BMI; and 0.85 (0.71 to 1.02) adjusted for both BMI and waist circumference. When using NAFLD score, no significant association was found between MDS and risk of hepatic steatosis (0.95 (0.83 to 1.09)).ConclusionA potential role of the Mediterranean diet in the prevention of hepatic steatosis is suggested by the inverse association observed between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and incidence of hepatic steatosis based on the FLI. The inconsistency of this association when hepatic steatosis was assessed by NAFLD score points to the need for accurate population-level assessment of fatty liver and its physiological markers.

scholarly journals The Mediterranean Diet Protects the Renal Function in Older Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 562-562
Author(s):  
Helena Sandoval-Insausti ◽  
Ana Bayan-Bravo ◽  
Carolina Donat-Vargas ◽  
Jimena Rey-Garcia ◽  
Jose Ramon Banegas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renal Function ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Dietary Pattern ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
A Posteriori ◽  
High Adherence ◽  
The Mediterranean

Abstract Objectives It is not clear if the adherence to a Mediterranean diet is associated with changes in kidney function. The aim of this study is to assess the prospective association between the adherence to the Mediterranean diet and renal function decline. Methods Prospective cohort study of 975 community-dwelling individuals aged 60 and older who were recruited during 2008–10 in Spain, and followed up to December, 2015. At baseline, food consumption was obtained with a validated, computerized face-to-face diet history. The “a priori” adherence to the Mediterranean diet was assessed with the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS score: low adherence 0–5 points, moderate adherence 6–8 points, high adherence 9–14 points). To identify “a posteriori” dietary patterns, 880 foods were categorized into 36 different groups according to similarities in their nutritional profile. Factor analysis (principal components analysis) was applied to generate independent dietary patterns. At baseline and at the end of follow-up, serum creatinine (SC) and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) levels were ascertained and changes were calculated. Two end-points were considered: SC increase and GFR decrease beyond that expected for age. Logistic regression models were built and adjusted for prevalent and incident cardiovascular risk factors. Results At the end of follow-up 150 cases of SC increase and 146 cases of GFR decrease occurred. The fully adjusted ORs (95% CI) of SC increase were 0.75 (0.49–1.15) for participants with a moderate adherence to the MEDAS score, and 0.58 (0.36–0.95) for those with a high adherence, when comparing to participants with a low adherence; (p-trend: 0.026). Results for GFR decrease had the same direction (p-trend: 0.049). The fully adjusted ORs (95% CI) of SC increase according to increasing quartiles of adherence to an “a posteriori” Mediterranean-like dietary pattern were 1.00, 0.62 (0.37–1.03), 0.57 (0.33–0.99), and 0.46 (0.24–0.86); (p-trend: 0.017). Results for GFR decrease were similar (p-trend: 0.007). Conclusions A higher adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern was associated with a lower risk of kidney function decline. Funding Sources State Secretary of R + D and FEDER/FSE, the ATHLOS project (EU H2020), and the CIBERESP, Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Madrid, Spain.

scholarly journals Adherence to the Mediterranean diet in Cyprus and its relationship to multi-morbidity: an epidemiological study

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Kyprianidou ◽  
Demosthenes Panagiotakos ◽  
Antigoni Faka ◽  
Maria Kambanaros ◽  
Konstantinos C Makris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
International Classification Of Diseases ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Lower Tertile ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Prevention Programmes ◽  
The Mediterranean

Abstract Objective: To examine the adherence to the Mediterranean diet in the adult general population of Cyprus and assess its relationship with multi-morbidity. Design: A representative sample of the adult population of Cyprus was selected in 2018–2019 using stratified sampling. Demographics, Mediterranean diet, smoking and physical activity, as well as the presence of chronic, clinical and mental conditions, were collected using a validated questionnaire. Diseases were classified according to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision. Setting: The five government-controlled municipalities of the Republic of Cyprus. Participants: A total of 1140 Cypriot men and women over 18 years. Results: The average Mediterranean diet score was 15·5 ± 4·0 with males and residents of rural regions being more adherent to the Mediterranean diet compared with females and residents of urban regions (P < 0·05). Being in the higher tertile of adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with lower odds of multi-morbidity compared with the lower tertile, and this result was statistically significant even after adjusting for age, gender, smoking habits and physical activity (OR = 0·68, 95 % CI 0·46, 0·99). Conclusions: The study provides evidence of the adherence to the Mediterranean diet in Cypriot population and its association with multi-morbidity. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with lower risk of multi-morbidity. Future research would attempt to replicate such results that could add solid pieces of evidence towards meeting some criteria of causality and severity tests; hence, prevention programmes and practice guidelines in Cyprus and elsewhere should take into account those beneficial effects.

scholarly journals Are the advantages of the Mediterranean diet transferable to other populations? A cohort study in Melbourne, Australia

1999 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antigone Kouris-Blazos ◽  
Charalambos Gnardellis ◽  
Mark L. Wahlqvist ◽  
Dimitrios Trichopoulos ◽  
Widjaja Lukito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Mediterranean Countries ◽  
Unit Increase ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Traditional Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Diet Score ◽  
Overall Mortality

A prospective cohort study, involving 141 Anglo-Celts and 189 Greek-Australians of both sexes aged 70 years or more, was undertaken in Melbourne, Australia. The objective was to evaluate whether adherence to the principles of the Mediterranean diet affects survival of elderly people in developed non-Mediterranean countries. Diet was assessed using an extensive validated questionnaire on food intake. A one unit increase in a diet score, devised a priori on the basis of eight key features of the traditional common diet in the Mediterranean region, was associated with a 17 % reduction in overall mortality (two-tailed P value 0·07). Mortality reduction with increasing diet score was at least as evident among Anglo-Celts as among Greek-Australians. We conclude that a diet that adheres to the principles of the traditional Mediterranean diet is associated with longer survival among Australians of either Greek or Anglo-Celtic origin.

scholarly journals Adherence to the Mediterranean diet assessed by a novel dietary biomarker score and mortality in older adults: the InCHIANTI cohort study

BMC Medicine ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Hidalgo-Liberona ◽  
Tomás Meroño ◽  
Raul Zamora-Ros ◽  
Montserrat Rabassa ◽  
Richard Semba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Cancer Mortality ◽  
Food Groups ◽  
Mediterranean Diet Score ◽  
Dietary Biomarkers ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Diet Score

Abstract Background Dietary biomarkers may complement dietary intake assessment made by dietary questionnaires. We developed an a-posteriori dietary biomarkers score based on Mediterranean diet food groups and evaluated its association with mortality. Methods 642 participants (56% female), aged ≥65 years, with complete data on dietary biomarkers were followed during 20 years in the InCHIANTI cohort study (Tuscany, Italy). The main outcomes were all-cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality. Dietary biomarkers were selected from literature and from correlation analyses with dietary intakes of Mediterranean diet food groups in the study. The baseline levels of the following dietary biomarkers were chosen: urinary total polyphenols and resveratrol metabolites, and plasma carotenoids, selenium, vitamin B12, linolenic, eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids, and the mono-unsaturated/saturated fatty acid ratio. Associations of the Mediterranean diet score using dietary biomarkers and a validated food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) (as tertiles) with mortality were assessed through Cox regression. Results During the 20-year follow-up [median (Q1–Q3), 14 (8–18) years], and 435 deaths occurred (139 from cardiovascular diseases and 89 from cancer-related causes). In the fully adjusted models, the dietary biomarker-Mediterranean diet score was inversely associated with all-cause (HRT3vs.T1 0.72; 95%CI 0.56–0.91) and cardiovascular (HRT3vs.T1 0.60; 95%CI 0.38–0.93), but not with cancer mortality. Associations between the FFQ-Mediterranean diet score and mortality were not statistically significant. Conclusions A greater adherence at baseline to a Mediterranean diet assessed by a dietary biomarker score was associated with a lower risk of mortality in older adults during a 20-year follow-up. The measurement of dietary biomarkers may contribute to guide individualized dietary counseling to older people. Trial registration NCT01331512

Cognitive Impairment and Physical Activity in Old Age: The Impact on All-Cause Mortality in a 15-Year Follow-Up of the Bambuí Cohort Study of Aging

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erico Castro-Costa ◽  
Jerson Laks ◽  
Cecilia Godoi Campos ◽  
Josélia OA Firmo ◽  
Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Old Age ◽  
All Cause Mortality ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Physical Activity and Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet among Spanish Employees in a Health-Promotion Program before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Sanitas-Healthy Cities Challenge

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2735
Author(s):  
Evelia Franco ◽  
Jesús Urosa ◽  
Rubén Barakat ◽  
Ignacio Refoyo
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Noncommunicable Diseases ◽  
Healthy Cities ◽  
Sedentary Behaviors ◽  
Promotion Program ◽  
The Mediterranean

Physical activity and a healthy diet are key factors for avoiding major noncommunicable diseases. The aim of the present study was to analyze how physical activity (PA) and adherence to the Mediterranean diet among employees participating in the Healthy Cities program have been affected during confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The sample was composed of 297 employees from 40 leading companies based in Spain, who participated in the 5th edition of the Sanitas “Healthy Cities” challenge. The participants (148 women and 149 men), aged between 24 and 63 years old (M = 42.76; SD = 7.79) completed the short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and the PREDIMED (Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea) questionnaire to measure adherence to the Mediterranean diet before and during the pandemic. Pearson χ2 tests revealed that workers were more likely to show sedentary behaviors during the pandemic than before (83.5% vs. 66.7%). Additionally, they were more likely to reach high levels of PA (51.2% vs. 64%), and Wilcoxon tests revealed that energy expenditure measured in Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET) was higher during the pandemic (4199.03 METs) than before (3735.32 METs), due to an increase in moderate PA. Lastly, a higher adherence to a Mediterranean diet during the pandemic (76.4%) than before (54.5%) was reported. The findings of this investigation suggest a positive effect of working from home for employees involved in a health-promotion program, and highlight the relevance of this kind of action among this population.

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