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Mediterranean Diet Good for Kids, Teens Too

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(MedPage Today) -- The Mediterranean diet improved cardiometabolic health among kids and teens, a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials affirmed. Interventions following the diet's characteristic emphasis on fruit, vegetables, olive oil.

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Dementia Risk Dropped With Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Certain Patients

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(MedPage Today) -- An anti-inflammatory diet was tied to a lower risk for dementia in people ages 60 and older with cardiometabolic diseases, U.K. Biobank data showed. Among people with cardiometabolic diseases including type 2 diabetes, heart.

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Here Are the Top Diets for 2024

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(MedPage Today) -- It's the season for resolutions -- and the annual "Best Diets" rankings from U.S. For 2024, the Mediterranean diet once again took the top spot for best overall diet. News & World Report. With its emphasis on intake of.

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Brain Risks Drop When Diet Includes More Minimally Processed Foods

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(MedPage Today) -- A diet high in ultra-processed foods upped the risk of cognitive impairment or stroke, data from the prospective REGARDS study showed. However, risk of either cognitive decline or stroke fell for people who had higher intake.

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Mediterranean Diet Tied to Lower Mortality Risk in Cancer Survivors

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(MedPage Today) -- Long-term cancer survivors tended to live longer if they consumed a Mediterranean diet, analysis of an Italian cohort study found. With a follow-up of almost 13 years, survivors with high adherence to the diet had a 32% lower.

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Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis Patients Benefited from Mediterranean-Ketogenic Diet Program

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This analysis indicates that a combined, 22-week Mediterranean and ketogenic diet for patients with psoriatic disease led to beneficial results.

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Mediterranean Diet Linked to Improved Markers of Cardiometabolic Health in Children, Adolescents

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Promoting adherence to a Mediterranean diet in children improves cardiometabolic health biomarkers, according to a new study.

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