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Nutr Diabetes2025;15(1):18.May 2, 2025Journal Article
The effects of an anti-inflammatory diet alone or in combination with acupuncture on mental health, anthropometric indices, and metabolic status in diabetic patients with depression: a randomized, controlled clinical trial.
Pardis Irandoost1, Amir Firouzjaei2, Javad Heshmati3, Erfan Sadeghi4, Mohammad Hossein Ayati5,6,7, Nazli Namazi8
1Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2Wellth by Medcare, Medcare Hospitals & Medical centres, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
3University of Ottawa, Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
4Department of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
5Department of Traditional Medicine, School of Persian Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. ayatimd@gmail.com.
6Research Center for Integrative Medicine in Aging, Aging Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. ayatimd@gmail.com.
7Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (BUCM), Beijing, China. ayatimd@gmail.com.
8Diabetes Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. nazli.namazi@yahoo.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The present clinical trial examined the efficacy of an anti-inflammatory diet combined with acupuncture compared to an anti-inflammatory diet alone and standard treatment in depressed patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM).
METHODS: In this 8-week randomized controlled clinical trial, 90 patients with T2DM who were experiencing mild to moderate depression were included. The participants…
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