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MIND diet slows cognitive decline with aging

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Morris, Martha Clare, Tangney, Christy C., Wang, Yamin, Sacks, Frank M., Barnes, Lisa L., Bennett, David A., Aggarwal, Neelum T.·2015·Alzheimer's & Dementia

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Introduction: The Mediterranean and dash diets have been shown to slow cognitive decline; however, neither diet is specific to the nutrition literature on dementia prevention. Methods: We devised the Mediterranean‐Dietary Approach to Systolic Hypertension (DASH) diet intervention for neurodegenerative delay (MIND) diet score that specifically captures dietary components shown to be neuroprotective and related it to change in cognition over an average 4.7 years among 960 participants of the Memory and Aging Project. Results: In adjusted mixed models, the MIND score was positively associated with slower decline in global cognitive score (β = 0.0092; P < .0001) and with each of five cognitive domains. The difference in decline rates for being in the top tertile of MIND diet scores versus the lowest was equivalent to being 7.5 years younger in age. Discussion: The study findings suggest that the MIND diet substantially slows cognitive decline with age. Replication of these findings in a dietary intervention trial would be required to verify its relevance to brain health.

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  • Eating a heart-healthy diet and increasing physical activity could delay the onset of AD.

    “Collectively, this suggests that eating a heart-healthy diet [172,173,174,175,176] and increasing physical activity [177,178,179,180] could delay the onset of AD.”

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    The Discussion reports that higher MIND diet scores were associated with slower cognitive decline in older adults, supporting the dietary part of the suggestion. The paper does not establish that the diet delays the onset of Alzheimer’s disease; physical activity is assigned to a separate citation group in the citing sentence. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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    “In addition to physical activity, many but not all studies suggest that consuming a heart‐healthy diet may be associated with reduced dementia risk.”

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    The Introduction reports protective effects of Mediterranean and DASH diets on cognitive decline, and the Discussion links some dietary components to lower dementia risk while noting that studies found no protective benefit for fruit consumption in general. The paper does not establish that many, but not all, studies of heart-healthy diets found an association with reduced dementia incidence; its main outcome is cognitive decline. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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  • Emerging evidence suggests that consuming a heart-healthy diet may be associated with reduced dementia risk.

    “In addition to physical activity, emerging evidence suggests that consuming a heart-healthy diet may be associated with reduced dementia risk.129-134”

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Authors
Morris, M. C., Tangney, C. C., Wang, Y., Sacks, F. M., Barnes, L. L., Bennett, D. A., & Aggarwal, N. T.
Affiliations
  • Rush University Medical Center (US)
  • Harvard University (US)
Corresponding author
Morris, Martha Clare
Venue
Alzheimer's & Dementia
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2015-06-15
Volume
11
Issue
9
Pages
1015-1022
ISSN
  • 1552-5260 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-5279
OpenAlex
W1893987280
Cited by
1,115
References
54
Citations by year
2026: 159 · 2025: 167 · 2024: 145 · 2023: 126 · 2022: 125 · 2021: 99 · 2020: 125 · 2019: 58 · 2018: 55 · 2017: 36 · 2016: 17 · 2015: 2
FWCI
39.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
National Institute on Aging (R01AG031553, R01AG17917)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Fatty Acid Research and Health
Keywords
MIND diet, cognitive decline
MeSH terms
Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Chicago, Cognition Disorders, Diet Surveys, Female, Humans, Male, Prospective Studies, Psychological Tests, Linear Models, Disease Progression, Diet, Mediterranean

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