Long-term adherence and changes in the Mediterranean and MIND diets in relation to dementia risk and cognitive function - PubMed
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- Long-term adherence to Mediterranean (MedDiet) and MIND diets is linked to lower dementia risk.
- Highest adherence to MedDiet and MIND diets showed 21% and 14% lower dementia risk, respectively.
- Higher diet adherence was associated with 0.75 to 1.59 fewer years of cognitive aging.
- Improved adherence over 4 or 8 years also showed cognitive benefits.
- Participants reported 40% to 42% lower risk of subjective cognitive decline (SCD) with higher diet adherence.
- The study involved 86,740 women and 43,500 men from long-term health studies.