ReviewNutrients2022
Mediterranean Diet on Sleep: A Health Alliance.
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65 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 101 citations in OpenAlex.
- Sleep and the Mediterranean diet: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Sleep medicine reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Association between Mediterranean diet adherence and Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2025Pooled it
- The association of dietary inflammatory index with sleep outcomes: A systematic review.Health promotion perspectives · 2024Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Studies Examining Associations between Sleep Characteristics with Dietary Intake and Eating Behaviors during Pregnancy.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Is there any association between dietary inflammatory index and quality of life? A systematic review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of Peanut Butter Intake on Sleep Health in Firefighters: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Trial
- Sleep Quality and Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Male Young Adults: An Exploratory Study Among Amateur Soccer Players, Physically Active Individuals, and Individuals with High Sitting Time.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Adherence to the Alternate Mediterranean Diet and Multidimensional Sleep Health Among US Adults from the 2017-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: Exploring Racial/Ethnic Disparities.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2026Article
- Mediterranean Diet vs. Time-Restricted Eating: Effects on Circadian Rhythm and Appetite Markers in Female Patients with Multiple Sclerosis-A Pilot Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Sleep Characteristics and Insomnia Severity in Relation to Mediterranean Lifestyle Adherence and Psychosocial Wellbeing: Findings from the MEDIET4ALL International Survey.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2026Article
- Nutritional Approaches to Managing Brain Fog: Insights Into Neuroinflammation, the Gut-brain Axis, and Sleep.Current nutrition reports · 2026Review
- Beneficial Effects of Olive Oil and the Mediterranean Diet on Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Dementia: A Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Association of quantity and quality of fat intake with sleep quality: a cross-sectional study in Iran.Osong public health and research perspectives · 2026Article
- Associations and interaction effects of socioeconomic, lifestyle, and genetic factors on intrinsic capacity.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2026Article
- What is the role of food consumption in the relationships between sleep duration, sleep quality, and cognitive function? A study among Chinese older adults.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- The Role of Peanuts and Tree Nuts in Improving Diet and Sleep Quality: A Pilot Study and Literature Review.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Rhythms of life: melatonin, nutrition, sleep, and antioxidant strategies for healthy aging.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Review
- Bidirectional effects of physical activity and sleep on health: evidence and future directions.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
- Lifestyle behaviors among clients of diet centers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: exploring physical activity and sleep quality beyond dietary programs.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Diet and physical activity behaviours among people with insomnia symptoms: a cross-sectional survey to understand treatment needs and acceptability.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2026Article
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The Mediterranean diet is a plant-based, antioxidant-rich, unsaturated fat dietary pattern that has been consistently associated with lower rates of noncommunicable diseases and total mortality, so that it is considered one of the healthiest dietary patterns. Clinical trials and mechanistic studies have demonstrated that the Mediterranean diet and its peculiar foods and nutrients exert beneficial effects against inflammation, oxidative stress, dysmetabolism, vascular dysfunction, adiposity, senescence, cognitive decline, neurodegeneration, and tumorigenesis, thus preventing age-associated chronic diseases and improving wellbeing and health. Nocturnal sleep is an essential physiological function, whose alteration is associated with health outcomes and chronic diseases. Scientific evidence suggests that diet and sleep are related in a bidirectional relationship, and the understanding of this association is important given their role in disease prevention. In this review, we surveyed the literature concerning the current state of evidence from epidemiological studies on the impact of the Mediterranean diet on nighttime sleep quantity and quality. The available studies indicate that greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with adequate sleep duration and with several indicators of better sleep quality. Potential mechanisms mediating the effect of the Mediterranean diet and its foods and nutrients on sleep are described, and gap-in-knowledge and new research agenda to corroborate findings are discussed.
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