ArticleEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2025
Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and risk of anxiety and depression in people with obesity: a cross-sectional analysis.
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- Adherence to the Mediterranean diet is inversely associated with hematologic inflammatory indices in adults seeking a weight loss dietary program: a cross-sectional study.European journal of nutrition · 2026Article
- Similar Adiposity Improvements but Different Eating Behavior and Mental Health Responses in Men and Women: A 12-Week Exploratory Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and its association with atherogenic indices and lipid profile in individuals seeking a weight-loss dietary program: what role for body fat?Lipids in health and disease · 2026Article
- Mental health and gut-brain crosstalk: implications for depression and Alzheimer's disease.Neuroscience applied · 2026Review
- Diet quality measured using the Mediterranean diet score and anxiety during armed conflict.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Polyphenols: A top-down approach to nutrition and depression.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Review
- Sociodemographic, Mental, and Lifestyle Correlates of Mediterranean Diet Adherence in Children Aged 6-9 Years: Findings from a Large National Survey in Greece.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Eco-anxiety's dual role in adherence to the Mediterranean and DASH diets: the mediating roles of depression, anxiety, and stress.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
objectivesAnxiety and depression are common mental disorders worldwide, in particular in people with obesity. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet has been found beneficial for the prevention of anxiety and depression in the general population. We aimed to evaluate this association in a large cohort of people with obesity. SUBJECTS/
methodsA cross-sectional study of 4957 patients with obesity (63.1% women, median age 49 years, IQR 40-58 years and BMI 33.6 kg/m
resultsOverall, 11.9% of participants were positive for anxiety and 11% for depression. Multivariate linear regression models showed a decrease in STAI2 and QD scores of 0.18 points (95%CI: -0.33, -0.03) and 0.10 points (95%CI: -0.16, -0.03), respectively, for each 1-point increase in MEDAS score. The multivariate logistic regression model showed a 7% reduction in the odds of anxiety and depression for each 1-point MEDAS increase (OR = 0.93, 95%CI: 0.89, 0.99; OR = 0.93, 95%CI: 0.88, 0.98).
conclusionsMediterranean diet is associated with a lower risk of anxiety and depression in people with obesity. Longitudinal studies are needed to determine causality.
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