Acute effect of a Mediterranean-style dietary pattern (MDP) on mood, anxiety and cognition in UK adults with mild to moderate anxiety and depression: the MediMood randomised controlled trial protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Psychological disorders including depression and anxiety are significant public health concerns. A Mediterranean-style dietary pattern (MDP) has been associated with improved mental well-being in observational studies. Evidence of the acute (defined as postprandial to 1 week) effects of an MDP on brain function, mood, cognition and important modulators, including sleep and the gut microbiota is limited. The current intervention aims to examine whether an MDP, compared with a Western diet (WD), improves mood, cognition and anxiety symptoms, postprandially, at 24-hour and after 5 days in adults with mild to moderate anxiety and depression.

Methods and analysis

Twenty-five UK adults (aged 18 or over) with mild to moderate anxiety and/or depression and low adherence

SUBMITTER: Esgunoglu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11667456 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature