SynthesisNutrition reviews2017
Relationship between the Mediterranean dietary pattern and musculoskeletal health in children, adolescents, and adults: systematic review and evidence map.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- Adherence to Mediterranean Diet and Health Outcomes in Adolescents: An Umbrella Review.Nutrition reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Mediterranean Diet and Sarcopenia Features in Apparently Healthy Adults over 65 Years: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- High Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet is Associated with Higher Physical Fitness in Adults: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2022Pooled it
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- Mediterranean Diet, Physical Activity, and Bone Health in Older Adults: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
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- Are Dietary Patterns Relevant for Reducing the Risk of Fractures and Sarcopenia?Current osteoporosis reports · 2025Review
- Associations Between Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Incident Sarcopenia in Prospective Cohort Studies.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Index Is Positively Related to Mediterranean Diet Adherence in University Students.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Dietary Patterns Associated with Body-Composition Phenotype in a Middle-Aged and Elderly Population: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2024Article
- The association of dietary patterns with muscle mass and strength in old age: The Hordaland Health Study.European journal of nutrition · 2023Observational
- Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet in relation to age-associated poor muscle strength; a cross-sectional study from the Kurdish cohort study.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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- The relationship between dietary patterns and grip strength in the general population: the TCLSIH cohort study.European journal of nutrition · 2021Article
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- High variability of food and nutrient intake exists across the Mediterranean Dietary Pattern-A systematic review.Food science & nutrition · 2020Article
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Abstract
contextAn understanding of the modifiable effects of diet on bone and skeletal muscle mass and strength over the life course will help inform strategies to reduce age-related fracture risk. The Mediterranean diet is rich in nutrients that may be important for optimal musculoskeletal health. The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the relationship between a Mediterranean diet and musculoskeletal outcomes (fracture, bone density, osteoporosis, sarcopenia) in any age group. Ten electronic databases were searched. Randomized controlled trials and prospective cohort studies that investigated a traditional Mediterranean diet, published in any language, were eligible. Studies using other designs or other definitions of the Mediterranean diet were collated separately in an evidence map. Details on study design, methods, population, dietary intervention or exposure, length of follow-up, and effect on or association with musculoskeletal outcomes were extracted. The search yielded 1738 references. Data from eligible randomized controlled trials (n = 0) and prospective cohort studies (n = 3) were synthesized narratively by outcome for the systematic review. Two of these studies reported on hip fracture incidence, but results were contradictory. A third study found no association between the Mediterranean diet and sarcopenia incidence. Overall, the systematic review and evidence map demonstrate a lack of research to understand the relationship between the Mediterranean diet and musculoskeletal health in all ages. PROSPERO registration number IDCRD42016037038.
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