Long-term green-Mediterranean diet may favor fasting morning cortisol stress hormone; The DIRECT-PLUS clinical trial

Conclusions: Long-term adherence to MED diets, and mainly green-MED/high polyphenols diet, may lower FMC, stress hormone, levels,. Lifestyle-induced FMC decrease may have potential benefits related to cardiometabolic health, irrespective of weight loss.
Source: Frontiers in Endocrinology - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research