Christina Tryfonos, Eleni Pavlidou, Theofanis Vorvolakos, Olga Alexatou, Konstantinos Vadikolias, Maria Mentzelou, Gerasimos Tsourouflis, Aspasia Serdari, Georgios Antasouras, Sousana K Papadopoulou, Exakousti-Petroula Aggelakou, Constantinos Giaginis
A good nutritional status and healthy diets may decelerate disease disability and symptom severity and quality of life of peoples with multiple sclerosis (MS). Mediterranean diet (MD) can prevent several chronic diseases, including neurodegenerative disease. This is an observational, cross-sectional study on 279 older adults with MS, aiming to investigate the effects of MD against several aspects of mental health. Qualified questionnaires were used to assess disability and symptom severity, depression, anxiety, stress, sleep quality, cognitive status, physical activity, and MD adherence...
November 29, 2023: Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology