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Adherence to the Mediterranean diet in patients with psoriasis and its relationship with the severity of the disease: A case‐control study

Health Science Reports
Background and Aim Psoriasis is a prevalent chronic inflammatory skin condition, and the Mediterranean diet is often recommended for its health benefits, particularly its ability to mitigate chronic inflammation.
Zeinab Aryanian, Mohsen Asghari, Parisa Pasha Zanousi, Reza Ghadimi, Azar Shirzadian Kebria, Parvaneh Hatami   +5 more
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A comprehensive checklist of Mediterranean wild edible plants: Diversity, traditional uses, and knowledge gaps

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The use of wild edible plants and the traditional knowledge associated with them are rapidly disappearing across the Mediterranean, with serious consequences for biodiversity, cultural heritage, and regional food security. This study compiles and organizes fragmented information to create the first comprehensive catalogue of these plants across the ...
Benedetta Gori, Tiziana Cossu, Hicham El Zein, Udayangani Liu, Tiziana Ulian, Gianluigi Bacchetta   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of dietary components on the gut microbiota of middle-aged adults: the gut-Mediterranean connection

BMC Microbiology
Background A plant-focused, healthy dietary pattern, such as the Mediterranean diet enriched with dietary fiber, polyphenols, and polyunsaturated fats, is well known to positively influence the gut microbiota.
Shrushti Shah, Chunlong Mu, Grace Shen-Tu, Nathalie Rohmann, Kristina Schlicht, Matthais Laudes, Jane Shearer   +6 more
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Integrating indigenous crops in agroforestry systems: Lesser yam and teak mixed systems are more profitable than monocultures in Indonesia

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Major staple crops are often introduced and cultivated in monocultures. Yams are staple crops native to the majority of low‐ and middle‐income countries and can provide an alternative to introduced staple crops. We showed that lesser yams cultivated together with teak trees (planted at the border of the farm) are more profitable than lesser yam ...
Budiadi, Sawitri, Enggal Primananda, Aqmal Nur Jihad, Marco Campera, Rika Bela Rahmawati   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Adhering to a Mediterranean Diet on the Severity of Overuse Tendinopathy Symptoms

Düzce Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi
Aim: The Mediterranean diet’s high carbohydrate content and antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties make it appealing to athletes. Tendinopathy etiology is influenced by nutrition.
Sabriye Ercan, Beyza Uğurlu, Buse Ataoğlu, Verda Acar, Aydan Örsçelik   +4 more
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Persistence and potential of soil organic carbon in nature‐based climate solutions: A review of managed disturbances

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Implementing nature‐based climate solutions is important for mitigating climate change, which is a global issue, but requires local adjustments in management practices. Using the association between soil carbon and minerals as a proxy for carbon persistence, we evaluated the effect of different management regimes on soil carbon sequestration and loss ...
Adam Pellegrini, Katerina Georgiou, Robert Powell, Christopher Bousfield   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Harnessing the nutritional potential of Cape wild edible plants: Insights, gaps and priorities

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Wild edible plants hold significant potential to strengthen food systems by enhancing nutrition, dietary diversity, climate resilience, sustainability and deeper connection of people to their food. In this study, we conducted a systematic literature review to identify knowledge gaps and assess the nutritional contributions of selected wild edible ...
Nicola Kühn, Loubie Rusch, Michelle Delport, Frances Storey, Emma van der Meulen, Laura Pereira   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Benefits of Mediterranean Diet in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Babali Nursing Research
Introduction: Dietary patterns have been studied for their influence on the burden of disease in patients with SLE. The Mediterranean diet has been shown to be beneficial in lowering chronic inflammation, but no study has summarized its effect on SLE ...
Ida Ayu Ratih Wulansari Manuaba
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The Efficacy of a Mediterranean Diet in Reducing the Risk of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease Incidence and Mortality in Patients with Known Risk Factors [PDF]

Background: Heart disease and stroke are two leading causes of disability and death in the United States. The Mediterranean diet has been shown to reduce recurrent cardiovascular events and decrease inflammatory biomarkers that contribute to ...
Cutter, Kendra
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Association of physical self-concept with physical activity, life satisfaction and Mediterranean diet in adolescents [PDF]

, 2014
The aim of this study was to examine the association between physical self-concept and physical activity, the intention to be physically active, life satisfaction, and adherence to the Mediterranean diet in adolescents.
Fernández Martínez, Antonio, Grao Cruces, Alberto, Nuviala Nuviala, Alberto, Pérez Turpin, José Antonio   +3 more
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