Another Research Study Bestows The Health Benefits Of The Mediterranean Diet

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳-𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴. 𝘐𝘧 𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶!

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 “𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘵” 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦! 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘌𝘝𝘌𝘙𝘠𝘖𝘕𝘌 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺.

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With the Mediterranean diet being named the top diet for overall health in this year’s ranking from U.S. News & World Report, it seems like there’s nothing this diet can’t do.

The Mediterranean diet typically consists of fruits, veggies, olive oil, and fish and has been in existence for over 50 years. It’s emphasized as a heart-healthy eating plan but now is known for helping with blood sugar balance, inflammation, mood, memory, and more.

According to new research, the diet may also be able to assist with kidney function in transplant patients. While kidney survival rates have increased post-transplant over the years, more than one-third of transplant patients still lose kidney function within 10 years of the surgery.

Researchers decided to study how diet affects the kidneys’ ability to preserve themselves over time and specifically focused on the Mediterranean diet as a way to promote preservation.

A 9-point scale to follow the Mediterranean diet.
Researchers studied over 600 patients who had received a kidney transplant within the past year and surveyed each person about their diet. Each patient filled out a form, and the researchers measured adherence to a typical Mediterranean diet using a nine-point scale.

The researchers followed up with participants after five years to see how the kidneys were functioning after the transplant. Within the nine-point scale that researchers created based on the Mediterranean diet, every two points higher a person had on their score correlated to a 32% lower risk of kidney failure.

The authors of the study also suggest that the timing of kidney transplant is important. According to the study, “These findings suggest that adopting a Mediterranean diet may benefit kidney graft survival after kidney transplantation, particularly in individuals with higher protein excretion and patients transplanted more recently.”

If the Mediterranean diet can have such a positive impact on a transplanted kidney, just imagine what it can do for yours!

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧’𝗦 𝗡𝗘𝗫𝗧?

Researchers want further studies to be conducted to investigate the effects of diet on kidney health as a whole, hoping that their results can pave the way to create better treatment options for patients suffering from kidney failure.

Source: mindbodygreen.com. 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘖𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘒𝘪𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. Christina Coughlin. January 7, 2020