Can adherence to the Mediterranean diet reduce gestational stress and anxiety in pregnant women? nutrients_MDPI mediterranean pregnancy stress womenshealth
By Dr. Chinta SidharthanJun 1 2023Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM In a recent study published in the Nutrients Journal, researchers investigated the influence of structured Mediterranean diet intervention on the anxiety and stress levels, mindfulness, sleep, and quality of life of pregnant women during gestation.
Peripartum anxiety and stress are prevalent among pregnant women, and mental health disorders that begin during the pregnancy can persist and change form in the postpartum phase. High-risk pregnant women between 19 and 23 weeks of gestation were assigned randomly to one of three groups comprising a stress reduction program based on mindfulness, a Mediterranean diet program, or usual care.
The major examined outcome was the impact of a Mediterranean diet on the gestational anxiety and stress levels, mindfulness, sleep, and quality of life of pregnant women, while secondary outcomes such as the levels of cortisone, cortisol, and other metabolites in urine were also measured. The metabolic analysis also revealed an increase in the activity of the cortisol-deactivating enzyme among pregnant women in the Mediterranean diet intervention group.
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