Effects of Mediterranean diet in patients with recurring colds and frequent complications
Allergol. immunopatol
; 45(5): 417-424, sept.-oct. 2017. tab, graf
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| ID: ibc-166994
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ES1.1
Ubicación: BNCS
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
In recent years, traditional diets enriched with fresh plant-based foods have been gradually abandoned, increasing the consumption of animal foods and highly processed food. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of a nutritional intervention with a Traditional Mediterranean Diet in patients with recurring colds (RC) and frequent inflammatory complications (IC).Methods:
Prospective before-after comparison study of 63 girls and 65 boys aged 1-5 years were included over a year in the nutritional programme Learning to eat from the Mediterranean. We studied clinical and therapeutic variables and various anthropometric parameters.Results:
All the studied indicators (number of catarrhal episodes CB, degree of intensity, emergency and hospital admissions) showed a positive and statistically significant evolution, evidenced from the first weeks of starting treatment, until the end of the year, after which 53.9% of patients had no CB, 25% had only one, and 16.4% had two episodes, compared to the 4.64 episodes on average in the previous year. Antibiotic use decreased by 87.4%, from 3.85 ± 1.27 times/patient/year to 0.49 ± 0.79 (p<0.001). Symptomatic treatment decreased by 56.7%, from 7.03 ± 2.76 to 3.05 ± 1.69 (p<0.001). The satisfaction of the families was very high. The Kidmed index, which assesses the quality of the Mediterranean Diet, increased from 7.8 to 10.9 points.Conclusion:
The adoption of a Traditional Mediterranean Diet could be a major contribution to the improvement of patients with recurring colds and frequent inflammatory complications (AU)RESUMEN
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Base de datos:
IBECS
Asunto principal:
Infecciones del Sistema Respiratorio
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Resfriado Común
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Dieta Mediterránea
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio pronóstico
Límite:
Niño, preescolar
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Lactante
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Allergol. immunopatol
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
Institución/País de afiliación:
Centro de Salud nº1/Spain
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Clínica infanto-juvenil La Palma/Spain
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Universidad CEU San Pablo/Spain