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Adherence to Mediterranean dietary pattern is inversely associated with depression, anxiety and psychological distress

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Aspasia Spyridaki, Emmanuel Psylinakis, Dimitra Chatzivasili, Nikolaos Thalassinos, Vasileia Kounelaki, Aikaterini Charonitaki & Anastasia Markaki. (2023) Adherence to the Mediterranean diet is linked to reduced psychopathology in female celiac disease patients. Psychology, Health & Medicine 28:6, pages 1634-1639.
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Arman Arab, Fariborz Khorvash, Elham Karimi, Amir Hadi & Gholamreza Askari. (2023) Associations between adherence to Mediterranean dietary pattern and frequency, duration, and severity of migraine headache: A cross-sectional study. Nutritional Neuroscience 26:1, pages 1-10.
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