Mediterranean diet, stroke, cognitive impairment, and depression: A meta‐analysis
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...Similarly, another recent meta-analysis reported that high adherence to a Mediterranean diet, also a very healthful dietary pattern, is associated with a 30% reduced risk for depression (Psaltopoulou et al., 2013)....
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...Similarly, another meta-analysis reported that higher adherence to a Mediterranean diet was associated with a 30% reduced risk for depression, with no evidence for publication bias [11]....
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...either by neurologists though predefined batteries and clinical examination, or through the MMSE questionnaire, although there are inherent limitations regarding the latter, such as association with age and educational level.(49) Adherence to Mediterranean diet was found protective for depression in all types of studies (longitudinal cohort, case–control, and cross-sectional) both in Mediterranean and in non-Mediterranean countries....
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...cardiovascular risk participants to Mediterranean diet was associated with protection from major cardiovascular events (myocardial infarction, stroke, or death from cardiovascular causes).(52) Regarding the underlying mechanisms, studies demonstrating a protective relation between Mediterranean diet and white matter hyperintensity(53) as well as infarcts detected on brain magnetic resonance imaging(40) are suggestive of a vascular protective component of this diet....
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