Nutrients. 2022 Dec 24;15(1):79. doi: 10.3390/nu15010079.

Sabrina Cenni ¹, Veronica Sesenna ², Giulia Boiardi ², Marianna Casertano ³, Giovanni Di Nardo ⁴, Susanna Esposito ², Caterina Strisciuglio ³

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¹Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.

²Department of Medicine and Surgery, Pediatric Clinic, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy.

³Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialist Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.

⁴Department of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Sense Organs (NESMOS), Faculty of Medicine & Psychology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.

Abstract

The Mediterranean diet is considered one of the healthiest dietary patterns worldwide, thanks to a combination of foods rich mainly in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory nutrients. Many studies have demonstrated a strong relationship between the Mediterranean diet and some chronic gastrointestinal diseases. The aim of this narrative review was to analyse the role of the Mediterranean diet in several gastrointestinal diseases, so as to give a useful overview on its effectiveness in the prevention and management of these disorders.