After examining 41 studies published over the past 8 years, metabolic medicine specialists claim that a diet consisting of fruits, vegetables, grains, fish, nuts and olive oil, and without too much meat or dairy products, in other words a mediterranean diet, seems to have beneficial effects on mood.
Previous studies have shown that the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) was great for reducing the risk of depression, as was dieting rich in seafood. This new study from University College London (Great Britain) shows that people who eat a diet close to the Mediterranean diet have 33% less risk of suffer from mental disorders. This is believed to be due to the fact that this diet reduces intestinal inflammation, which in turn improves mood.
All the benefits of this diet
If we are to believe the many studies published on this mode of eating (formerly called the Cretan diet and has since become the Mediterranean diet), we learn that:
- The Mediterranean diet reduces the risk of diabetes
- It protects the brain from cognitive decline
- The Mediterranean diet limits the recurrence of cardiovascular diseases
- It fights against arterial hypertension
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