{"id":3807,"date":"2018-04-20T17:50:09","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T14:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nutritionbalance.eu\/?p=3807"},"modified":"2018-07-06T17:52:19","modified_gmt":"2018-07-06T14:52:19","slug":"o-rolos-ths-mesogeiakhs-diatrofhs-sthn-katahlipsi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nutritionbalance.eu\/en\/o-rolos-ths-mesogeiakhs-diatrofhs-sthn-katahlipsi\/","title":{"rendered":"THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF MEDITERRANEAN NUTRITION IN TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Mediterranean diet<\/strong> is a modern dietary habit originally inspired by dietary habits from Greece, southern Italy, France and Spain in the 1940s and 1950s. The main features of this diet include a proportionally high consumption of olive oil, legumes, unprocessed cereals , fruits and vegetables, moderate to high consumption of fish, moderate consumption of dairy products (mainly cheese and yoghurt), moderate wine consumption, and low meat consumption.<\/p>\n

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Over the last few decades, the scientific community has recognized, through a variety of clinical and epidemiological studies, the important role of Mediterranean Diet, both in the prevention and outcome of complex diseases such as:<\/p>\n

\"\"cardiovascular diseases<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"type 2 diabetes mellitus<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"the metabolic syndrome<\/strong><\/p>\n

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However, the beneficial properties of the Mediterranean diet are due to its overall sequence and not to the nutrients alone, as together they have collaborative benefits.<\/p>\n

Mediterranean diet and its association with depression<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clinical studies focus primarily on pharmacological intervention to treat depression, but many studies have documented nutritional intervention in the prevention of psychiatric illnesses.<\/p>\n

Personalized nutrition can be a measure of prevention and treatment in the treatment of depression, and this is supported by the fact that some nutrients are needed to make the synthesis and metabolism of neurotransmitters.<\/p>\n

Research shows that dietary patterns associated with depression are the same as those related to metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular problems.<\/p>\n

To prevent them, nutrients with anti-inflammatory properties like \u03c93 fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids and polyphenols seem to play an important role. High prevention of these nutrients can occur with a diet plan that includes Mediterranean foods such as legumes, cereals, fruits, vegetables, olive oil and red wine.<\/p>\n

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Notable are studies that correlate the intake of omega-3 fatty acids through food, and in particular fish consumption (basic Mediterranean food) in the treatment of depression, particularly:<\/u><\/p>\n

\"\"A large study covering 23 countries showed that a diet of low-intake of fish led to a low concentration of DHA in mother’s milk, and this increased the likelihood of postnatal depression in these mothers.<\/p>\n

\"\"A large study conducted in Finland found that low fish consumption rates were significantly associated with depression in both women and men<\/p>\n

\"\"Studies have shown reduced levels of omega-3 fatty acids in red blood cell membranes in patients with depression<\/p>\n

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In conclusion<\/h1>\n

The main nutritional elements of the Mediterranean diet are omega-3 fatty acids from fish, monounsaturated fatty acids from olive oil, folic acid and other B-vitamins in legumes, vegetables, fruits and nuts. It seems that the nutritional elements of the Mediterranean diet have collaborative action for this and the adoption of such a nutritional model is extremely important for the prevention of depression.<\/p>\n

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