Cardiac and Mental Benefits of Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) Diet plus Forest Bathing (FB) versus MIND Diet among Older Chinese Adults: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

(1) Background: The Mediterranean-DASH intervention for neurodegenerative delay (MIND) diet and forest bathing (FB) are first-line therapies for controlling hypertension. This study aimed to investigate the combined effects of a MIND diet and FB and MIND diet alone among older Chinese patients with...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2022-11, Vol.19 (22), p.14665
Main Authors: Yau, Ka-Yin, Law, Pui-Sze, Wong, Chung-Ngok
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Antihypertensives
Bathing
Blood pressure
Body fat
Body mass
Body mass index
Body size
China
Cholesterol
Community centers
Diet
Dietary Approaches To Stop Hypertension - methods
Forests
Heart
Humans
Hypertension
Intervention
Lipids
Low density lipoprotein
Mental health
Middle Aged
Mood
Nutrition research
Nutritionists
Older people
Pilot Projects
Stress
Triglycerides
Weight control
Well being
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Summary:(1) Background: The Mediterranean-DASH intervention for neurodegenerative delay (MIND) diet and forest bathing (FB) are first-line therapies for controlling hypertension. This study aimed to investigate the combined effects of a MIND diet and FB and MIND diet alone among older Chinese patients with hypertension. (2) Methods: Seventy-two participants aged >50 with stages 1 or 2 hypertension were randomly assigned to the MIND group ( = 23), MIND-FB group ( = 25), or control group ( = 24). Systolic blood pressure (SBP) (primary outcome), point-of-care tests for blood lipid panel and glucose (Glu), anxiety levels, mood states, body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and body fat percentage (BFP) were measured. (3) Results: After a four-week intervention, the change in SBP revealed no significant differences between the intervention groups, and SBP tended to decrease in the MIND and MIND-FB groups. Total cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C) were significantly decreased ( < 0.01), Triglycerides (TG) and Glu levels were significantly lower ( < 0.05) in the MIND-FB and MIND groups, and the mean differences for anxiety level and negative mood states were significantly lower ( < 0.00) in MIND-FB group. (4) Conclusions: The results provide preliminary evidence that the MIND diet and FB are good for promoting cardiac and mental health well-being in the Chinese population.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph192214665