Depressive symptoms and inflammation increase in a prospective study of older adults: a protective effect of a healthy (Mediterranean-style) diet

Mol Psychiatry. 2011 Jun;16(6):589-90. doi: 10.1038/mp.2010.113. Epub 2010 Nov 2.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aging* / physiology
  • C-Reactive Protein / metabolism
  • Depression / epidemiology
  • Depression / prevention & control*
  • Diet, Mediterranean*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / epidemiology
  • Inflammation / prevention & control*
  • Interleukin-6 / blood
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Male
  • Prospective Studies
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales

Substances

  • Interleukin-6
  • C-Reactive Protein