This meta-analysis confirms the diet's benefits in depression, stroke, and cognition.
The Mediterranean diet is characterized as high in vegetables, fruits, nuts, and seeds; moderate in fish, poultry, eggs, and olive oil; and low in red and processed meat and saturated fats. Although it is difficult to discern which element is important, the diet has been studied as a prototypic example of a “healthy diet” and has been the subject of multiple studies suggesting benefits in aging, cardiovascular risk factors, and mood.
The current report is a meta-analysis of 22 studies examining the effect of the Mediterranean diet on stroke, cognitive impairment, and depression. High adherence to the diet was associated with a protective effect for stroke (pooled relative risk, 0.71), depression (PRR, 0.68), and cognitive impairment (PRR, 0.…
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DisclosuresRoyaltiesTextbook of Traumatic Brain Injury, 2nd and 3rd editions
Editorial BoardsUpToDate; Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesNorth American Brain Injury Association (Board Member); National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (Chair of Data Monitoring Safety Board for study of donepezil on cognition after traumatic brain injury)
DisclosuresRoyaltiesTextbook of Traumatic Brain Injury, 2nd and 3rd editions
Editorial BoardsUpToDate; Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesNorth American Brain Injury Association (Board Member); National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (Chair of Data Monitoring Safety Board for study of donepezil on cognition after traumatic brain injury)