Mediterranean Diet, Food Consumption and Risk of Late-Life Depression: The Mugello Study

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 569-574

  Pagliai, Giuditta ^a   Sofi, F ^a,b   Vannetti, F ^b   Caiani, S ^b   Pasquini, G ^b   Molino Lova, R ^b   Cecchi, F ^b   Sorbi, S ^b   Macchi, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

food; fruits; longevity; Nutrition; olive oil

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLIVE OIL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLOCK DRAWING TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIETARY COMPLIANCE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; LATE LIFE DEPRESSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MEDITERRANEAN DIET SCORE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY; DEPRESSION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; ITALY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOLOGY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NURSING HOMES; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OLIVE OIL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85044255896     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-018-1019-3     Document Type: Article

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