Previous research has identified that Mediterranean diet adherence and adequate sleep duration are each independently associated with lower risk of metabolic syndrome. And now, a recent study led by University of Michigan School of Public Health researchers investigates their combined effects.

The details

Published in The Journal of Nutrition, a team of researchers from the University of Michigan, Iberoamerican University, King Abdulaziz University, and the National Institute of Public Health of Mexico examined 410 midlife women participating in the Early Life Exposure in Mexico to ENvironmental Toxicants (ELEMENT) study. The women had an average age of 48 years.

The study focused on the alternate Mediterranean diet — a dietary pattern adapted from the traditional Mediterranean diet to

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