A Med diet 'helps stop depression' HEALTH.EATING a Mediterranean diet Mediterranean diet Nutrition A diet that differs by country, characterized by ↑ consumption of olive oil, complex carbohydrates, vegetables, ↓ red meat. See Diet, Mediterranean diet pyramid. Cf Affluent diet. could help cut the risk of depression by a third. Tucking into vegetables, fish, nuts and fruit may be the reason scientists found the risk of mental disorders in the Med to be lower than in Northern Europe. They studied more than 10,000 Spaniards over six years and compared their diets and mental health. Those with traditional Mediterranean diets were more than 30 per cent less at risk of depression. The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the Clinic of the University of Navarra The University confers 27 official degrees and administers more than 300 postgraduate programs (including 33 doctoral programs and 13 master's programs) through 10 schools, 2 superior colleges, 2 university schools, its world-renowned graduate business school, IESE ("Instituto de , Pamplona, report said: "The dietary pattern may exert a degree of protection against depression. It may be more important than single components." |
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