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Mediterranean diet intervention among World Trade Center responders with post-traumatic stress disorder: Feasibility and outcomes of a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Chrisa ArcanWei HouKathryn HoffmanAmanda ReichardtXiaohua YangSean A P CloustonEvelyn J BrometBenjamin Luft
Published in: Obesity science & practice (2023)
Online intervention with personal counseling was feasible in this population. Improvements in anthropometrics, MedDiet score, selected serum biomarkers and PTSD symptoms were found in both groups; group differences in HbA1c and serum ω6/ω3. A larger study with a delayed control is needed to better assess intervention effects.
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