Eating more fresh, whole foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and nuts, was linked to greater physical fitness.
A higher score indicated a better quality diet, emphasizing vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts, legumes, fish and healthy fats and limiting red meat and alcohol.
"The improvement in fitness we observed in participants with better diets was similar to the effect of taking 4,000 more steps each day."The team also controlled for other factors, including age, sex, total daily energy intake, body mass index, smoking status, cholesterol levels, blood pressure, diabetes and routine physical activity level.
"In middle-aged adults, healthy dietary patterns were strongly and favourably associated with fitness even after taking habitual activity levels into account," Mi said. "The relationship was similar in women and men, and more pronounced in those under 54 years of age compared to older adults."The study found those who closely followed the Mediterranean diet were 46 percent less likely to have poor brain function at midlife than those who ate other diets.
However, the team cautioned how the study was observational, and they could not conclude that eating well causes better fitness, "or exclude the possibility of a reverse relationship, i.e. that fit individuals choose to eat healthily." Regardless, eating a Mediterranean-style diet – one with plenty of fruits, vegetables, bread and other grains, potatoes, beans, nuts and seeds – was recommended for its"There are already many compelling health reasons to consume a high-quality diet, and we provide yet another one with its association with fitness," Mi said of the findings. "A Mediterranean-style diet with fresh, whole foods and minimal processed foods, red meat and alcohol is a great place to start.
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