Effects of Mediterranean diet in patients with recurring colds and frequent complications

• F.M. Calatayud ^[2] ; B. Calatayud ^[2] ; J.G. Gallego ^[3] ; C. González-Martín ^[1] ; L.F. Alguacil ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad CEU San Pablo

     Universidad CEU San Pablo

     Madrid, España

     
  2. [2] Clínica infanto-juvenil ‘‘La Palma’’, C/Palma 17, bajo A, Ciudad Real, DP: 13001, Spain
  3. [3] Centro de Salud n ◦ 1 de Ciudad Real,

  Mostrar afiliaciones +
• Localización: Allergologia et immunopathologia: International journal for clinical and investigate allergology and clinical immunology, ISSN-e 1578-1267, ISSN 0301-0546, Vol. 45, Nº. 5, 2017, págs. 417-424
• Idioma: inglés
• Texto completo no disponible (Saber más ...)
• Resumen

  • 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 Tra- ditional 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