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SynthesisEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2023

The effect of the Mediterranean diet on health outcomes in post-stroke adults: a systematic literature review of intervention trials.

Jessica Bayes, Wenbo Peng, Jon Adams, David Sibbritt

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Synthesis in European journal of clinical nutrition, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jessica BayesSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Jessica.bayes@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0601-6129
Wenbo PengSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Jon AdamsSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
David SibbrittSchool of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
University of Technology Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStroke represents a major source of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Guidelines for stroke management and secondary prevention focus on reducing stroke-related risk factors such as smoking cessation, exercise and diet. Several clinical practice guidelines specifically recommend a Mediterranean diet (MD) for individuals with stroke. However, these recommendations rely primarily on observational research. The aim of this review is to critically appraise the current experimental evidence assessing the use of a Mediterranean diet on health outcomes in post-stroke adults.

methodsA systematic literature review was conducted of original research which assessed the role of a Mediterranean diet on health outcomes in post-stroke adults. The following databases were searched: PROQUEST, SCOPUS (Elsevier), MEDLINE (EBSCO), EMBase and Cochrane Library up to the 25th of August 2021.

resultsA total of 6 studies from a total of 5838 identified studies met the full inclusion criteria and were included in this review. Several different health outcomes were assessed, including blood pathology tests, physical examinations, secondary vascular events and mortality. The Mediterranean diet appears to be beneficial for systolic and diastolic blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, BMI and waist circumference.

conclusionThis review suggests a Mediterranean diet may be helpful for several health outcomes in post-stroke adults. However, more research is needed to confirm these findings. To ensure robust methodology and replication of results, specific details of the included and excluded foods, quantities and serving sizes should be reported in future research.

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Diet, MediterraneanAdultCholesterol, LDLExerciseHumansOutcome Assessment, Health CareRisk FactorsCholesterol, LDL

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PMID36127392
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