MIND Diet Associated with Reduced Incidence of Alzheimer’s Disease

By Martha Clare Morris, Christy C. Tangney, Yamin Wang, Frank M. Sacks, David A. Bennett, N. T. Aggarwal. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 2015

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In a previous study, higher concordance to the MIND diet, a hybrid Mediterranean‐Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet, was associated with slower cognitive decline. In this study we related these three dietary patterns to incident Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Subfields: Nutrition and Dietetics, Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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The Epidemiology of Alzheimer's Disease Modifiable Risk Factors and Prevention (2021, positive): “…(Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay) diet (HR 0.47, 95% CI 0.26-0.76), were all inversely associated with the risk of AD (101), the protective effects of these dietary patterns on cognition might be attributed to anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-diabetic effects…”
Defining a Healthy Diet: Evidence for the Role of Contemporary Dietary Patterns in Health and Disease (2020, background): “002 for linear trend), whereas high adherence was needed to demonstrate 54% and 39% risk reductions with the Mediterranean and DASH diets, respectively; high adherence to the Mediterranean and DASH diet showed a statistically significant benefit [50].”
2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (2021, background): “145 In contrast, a small and short-term randomized trial conducted in Australia reported no significant benefit of Mediterra-nean-style diet on cognitive functioning.”
Summary of the evidence on modifiable risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia: A population‐based perspective (2015, neutral): “[81] Morris MC, Tangney CC, Wang Y, Sacks FM, Bennett DA, Aggarwal NT.”
Religious Orders Study and Rush Memory and Aging Project (2018, positive): “We created the MIND diet which combines elements of the other two diets and found a stronger association with cognitive decline and AD dementia risk [186, 187].”