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This week on the Olive Health Information System website
The newsletter of the University of Navarra and the IOC dedicated to health
Recent studies highlight the significant role of dietary patterns in preventing chronic kidney disease (CKD). Based on UK Biobank data, two large-scale prospective studies examined the link between diet quality and CKD incidence. Both studies found that following healthy diets, such as the Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil and plant-based diets, notably reduced the risk of developing CKD. One study, which included over 207,000 individuals, reported that greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with a lower risk of CKD. In the second study, researchers assessed dietary patterns using the Alternate Mediterranean Diet (aMED) score, the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) score, and the Healthful Plant-Based Diet Index (hPDI) among more than 106,000 participants over a median follow-up of 9.27 years. They found that adherence to the Mediterranean diet, the DASH diet, and healthful plant-based diets was associated with a lower risk of CKD, while unhealthy plant-based and pro-inflammatory diets were linked to a higher risk. These findings emphasize the protective role of diets rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and healthy fats – particularly olive oil – in supporting kidney health.
Other articles mentioned this week in the OHIS newsletter:
Women’s Health
Cancer
Cardiovascular disease
Children
Liver disease
Kidney disease
Diet quality patterns and chronic kidney disease incidence: a UK Biobank cohort study.
Dietary patterns, including the Mediterranean diet
The impact of lifestyle factors across the life course on sarcopenia and physical frailty.
Basic research
