Brain health diet: Study reveals this way of eating slows cognitive decline - Inverse

Realizing this, the late Martha Clare Morris, a nutritional epidemiologist, studied foods and nutrients associated explicitly with lower cognitive decline and lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease, and in 2015, premiered the MIND diet.

In a study published in September in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease scientists show the MIND diet can slow cognitive decline and reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease dementia.

In the absence of a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, scientists aim to identify which modifiable lifestyle factors can lower the risk of cognitive decline.

Participants with a higher MIND diet score were also found to have better memory and thinking skills as they became older.

This suggests the MIND diet supports cognitive function, regardless of pathologies related to Alzheimer’s disease?

The results align with previous findings: For example, the MIND diet is also associated with delaying the onset of Parkinson’s disease and causing the brains of elderly adults to effectively function as if they are 7.5 years younger than their peers.

While it’s established the MIND diet contributes to cognitive resilience, it seemingly doesn’t influence how the brain physically changes.