Mediterranean Diet and Quality of Life in Adults: A Systematic Review

Nutrients, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(3), С. 577 - 577

Опубликована: Фев. 5, 2025

Background/Objectives: With the increasing life expectancy and, as a result, aging of global population, there has been rise in prevalence chronic conditions, which can significantly impact individuals’ health-related quality life, multidimensional concept that comprises an individual’s physical, mental, and social wellbeing. While balanced, nutrient-dense diet, such Mediterranean is widely recognized for its role disease prevention, particularly reducing risk cardiovascular diseases certain cancers, potential benefits extend beyond these well-known effects, showing promise improving physical mental wellbeing, promoting life. Methods: A systematic search scientific literature electronic databases (Pubmed/Medline) was performed to identify potentially eligible studies reporting on relation between adherence diet published up December 2024. Results: total 28 were included this review, comprising 13 conducted among general population 15 involving various types patients. Overall, most showed significant association HRQoL, with results retrieved domains suggesting seems play relevant both people affected by conditions inflammatory basis. Conclusions: Adherence provides preventing managing commonly associated populations. Furthermore, it enhances overall health individuals, ultimately supporting more effective less invasive treatment approaches diseases.

Язык: Английский

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The impact of the Mediterranean diet on immune function in older adults

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 36(1)

Опубликована: Май 23, 2024

Abstract Diet is one of the lifestyle factors that most amenable to intervention, and has a substantial effect on potential for successful aging mitigation risk disease. Good nutrition pillar healthy aging, large body evidence attests benefits Mediterranean diet quality process. The comprises wide range nutrients which, both individually collectively, exert positive effects immunity, in part mediated by gut microbiota. In this article, we review how its beneficial are We certain key components dietary pattern, including vitamins, zinc, selenium, polyphenols. Overall, existing convincingly demonstrates Mediterreanean affects immune health maintaining weight reducing metabolic cardiovascular diseases; inflammation promoting microbiota profile.

Язык: Английский

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Dietary fibre optimisation in support of global health

Microbial Biotechnology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 17(8)

Опубликована: Авг. 1, 2024

Abstract The human gut microbiota influences its host via multiple molecular pathways, including immune system interactions, the provision of nutrients and regulation physiology. Dietary fibre plays a crucial role in maintaining healthy as primary nutrient energy source. Industrialisation has led to massive decrease habitual intake recent times, intakes across world are below national recommendations. This goes hand with other factors industrialised societies that may negatively affect microbiota, such medication increased hygiene. Non‐communicable diseases on rise urbanised optimisation dietary can help improve global health prevent disease. Early life interventions shape developing counteract malnutrition, both context nations an overabundance cheap, highly processed foods, well Low‐ Middle‐Income Countries (LMICs). Adequate should, however, be maintained course promote health. Here we will discuss current state research consider different intervention approaches.

Язык: Английский

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Mediterranean diet, diet quality, and adequacy to Italian dietary recommendations in southern Italian adults

Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 14

Опубликована: Авг. 30, 2024

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore the relation between adherence Mediterranean diet, adequacy Italian dietary recommendations, and several domains of diet quality in a sample adults. METHODS: The habits total 1936 participants were investigated. Adherence assessed through Medi-Lite Diet Quality Index-International (DQI-I). RESULTS: global DQI-I score positively correlated with score. Negative coefficients found for protein intake calcium category, fat moderation fatty acid ratio overall balance category. More than half adherent national recommendations potatoes, cereals, red meat, other fats consumption. In contrast, on legumes, fruit, vegetables, processed meat met by about while those dairy products (milk yogurt) cheese, eggs, white rather underrepresented. Higher scores well predicted fruit legumes. CONCLUSIONS: Individuals reporting higher show better probability meeting recommendations.

Язык: Английский

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Roadmap for alleviating the manifestations of ageing in the cardiovascular system

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Фев. 19, 2025

Язык: Английский

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The Impact of Diet on the Colonization of Beneficial Microbes from an Ecological Perspective

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Апрель 15, 2025

With growing recognition of the pivotal role gut microbiota in human health, probiotics have gained widespread attention for their potential to restore microbial homeostasis. However, a critical challenge persists: limited colonization efficiency among most probiotic strains compromises therapeutic efficacy. This overview synthesizes ecological principles with cutting-edge microbiome research elucidate dynamic interplay between dietary components and within intestinal niche. systematically analyzes: (1) stage-specific mechanisms spanning introduction, establishment, proliferation; (2) nutrient-driven modulation composition function; (3) dual common patterns as both facilitators disruptors persistence. Notably, this identifies key strategies, including precision delivery prebiotic fibers polyphenol-microbiota crosstalk, that enhance niche adaptation through pH optimization, adhesion potentiation, competitive exclusion pathogens. Furthermore, critically evaluates current limitations research, particularly strain-specific variability methodological constraints simulating host-microbe-diet tripartite interactions. To bridge these gaps, proposes an interdisciplinary framework integrating omics-driven strain selection, engineered systems, personalized nutrition models. Collectively, work advances mechanistic understanding diet-microbiota interactions while providing actionable insights developing targeted therapies evidence-based interventions optimize ecosystem resilience.

Язык: Английский

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Markers of gut barrier function and its associations with cardiometabolic indices among metabolically healthy obese Arab women

Journal of King Saud University - Science, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 37, С. 4342024 - 4342024

Опубликована: Май 31, 2025

Язык: Английский

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A cross-sectional study on the relationship between nutrient/food intake and gut microbiota in frailty among older community residents: The Kyotango study

Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 75(2), С. 161 - 173

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024

In strategies to extend a healthy lifespan, early detection and prevention of frailty are critical. The purpose this study was analyze the current state clinical risk factors among community-dwelling older conduct cross-sectional analysis individuals, correlation between nutrient intake, dietary diversity, patterns, elucidate frailty-related gut microbiota. included 786 participants aged ≥65 years from Kyotango Multipurpose Cohort Study who had available data on their Frailty quantitatively assessed by selecting 32 items previously reported index, with those scoring ≥0.21 classified as (

Язык: Английский

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Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic strategies of gut microbiota modulation in Sarcopenia (Review)

Oncology Letters, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 29(3)

Опубликована: Дек. 17, 2024

Sarcopenia is an age-related disease that characterized by a decline in muscle mass and function with significant epidemiological clinical implications. In recent years, gut microbiota has gained attention as important regulatory factor human health. To the best of our knowledge, this first study to introduce definition background sarcopenia analyze potential impact on metabolism growth, including aspects such metabolites, protein synthesis energy metabolism. Additionally, article summarizes current research progress interventions for treatment sarcopenia, probiotics, prebiotics fecal transplantation discusses future directions therapeutic strategies.

Язык: Английский

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Impact of dementia and mild cognitive impairment on bone health in older people

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 37(1)

Опубликована: Дек. 27, 2024

Mild cognitive impairment, dementia and osteoporosis are common diseases of ageing and, with the increasingly global population, increasing in prevalence. These conditions closely associated, shared risk factors, underlying biological mechanisms potential direct causal pathways. In this review, epidemiological mechanistic links between mild skeletal health explored. Discussion will focus on how changes brain bone signalling can underly associations these conditions, consider molecular cellular drivers context inflammation gut microbiome. There is a complex interplay nutritional changes, which may precede or follow onset impairment (MCI) dementia, health. Polypharmacy patients MCI there difficult prescribing decisions to be made due elevated falls associated many drugs used for problems, consequently increase fracture risk. Some medications prescribed directly impact addition, have difficulty remembering medication without assistance, meaning that but not taken. Cognitive improved delayed by physical activity exercise, evidence additional benefits fractures. Research gaps priorities aim reducing burden fractures people also discussed.

Язык: Английский

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