At present, due to the demographic changes and the rise of senior population worldwide, there is effort to prolong an active life of these people by both pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies. The purpose of this article is, on the basis of the literature review of recent clinical studies, to discuss one of such strategy, i.e., the effect of Mediterranean Diet (MedDiet) on the cognitive functions among both the cognitively unimpaired and impaired elderly people. The methodology includes a literature review of full-text, peer-reviewed journal studies written in English and published in Web of Science and PubMed between 1 January 2016 and 28 February 2021. The findings indicate that the adherence to MedDiet has a positive effect on both cognitively impaired and unimpaired older population, especially on their memory, both in the short and long run. The results show that the higher adherence to MedDiet proves to have a better effect on global cognitive performance of older people. In addition, the adherence to MedDiet offers other benefits to older people, such as reduction of depressive symptoms, lowered frailty, as well as reduced length of hospital stays.
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- kognice * MeSH
- kognitivní dysfunkce prevence a kontrola MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- strava středomořská * psychologie MeSH
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- lidé MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- přehledy MeSH
Objective: Although there are several dietary guidelines accepted at the international and national level, there are indications that dietary habits in Greece have been changing, moving away from the traditional Mediterranean diet pattern. The aim of this work was to evaluate the dietary habits of a randomly selected sample from the general adult population, in Greece. Subjects: The “ATTICA” study is a prospective health and nutrition survey. For the purpose of this study, 3,042 adults, from whom 1514 were men (48%) and 1,528 were women (52%), were selected from the greater Athens area during 2001 and 2002. The assessment of the dietary habits was carried out using a validated food frequency questionnaire. Results: Dietary intakes of red meat and sweets were higher (p<0.005), and dietary intakes of fish, poultry, dairy products, vegetables, and cereals were lower (p<0.05) than the ones recommended by the Hellenic Ministry of Health. Conclusion: The results from the present study indicate a change in the dietary habits towards an unhealthier type of diet.
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- analýza potravin normy statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- dieta dějiny normy statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- interpretace statistických dat MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- nutriční hodnota MeSH
- rozložení podle pohlaví MeSH
- strava středomořská psychologie statistika a číselné údaje MeSH
- stravovací zvyklosti etika etnologie psychologie MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- srovnávací studie MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Řecko MeSH
