Mediterranean diet could lower risk of preeclampsia during pregnancy

According to a study, pregnant women who follow the well-known Mediterranean diet had a lower risk of developing a fatal pregnancy illness.

The risk of preeclampsia in women who followed the diet was found to be reduced by 28%, according to Cedars-Sinai Hospital researchers in Los Angeles, California.

One in 14 pregnant women is affected by the illness, including Kim Kardashian and Mariah Carey. It happens when a pregnant woman has extremely high blood pressure, which damages her kidneys and liver.

Doctors and nutritionists alike have hailed Mediterranean diets for their capacity to prevent heart and brain problems as well as improve overall health.

The study used information from 7,798 women and was published on Thursday in JAMA Network Open.

During their first trimester, participants who were expecting their first child were invited to fill out a meal frequency questionnaire.

The questionnaire asked the ladies to answer questions about their eating patterns in the three months before their visit as well as their consumption of common foods and beverages.

“We also looked at the individual components of the Mediterranean diet and found higher intakes of vegetables, legumes, and seafood were related to the decreased associated risk of an unfavourable pregnancy outcome,” said Dr Bello, director of Hypertension Research at Cedars-Sinai.

The results demonstrated that a high Mediterranean diet score was associated with a 21%…