Cognitive decline could be reduced with a Mediterranean-style diet

Stuart SchlossmanComplementary & Alternative therapies and devices for Multiple Sclerosis (MS)


                                                                  

  
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an older woman eating a saladResearchers say that greater adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet in later life may help to reduce cognitive decline.


A wealth of studies have suggested that a healthful diet may help to protect the brain against the effects of aging. New research adds fuel to the fire, after finding that following a Mediterranean-style diet in later life could help to stave off cognitive decline.

Researchers found that older adults who had diets similar to the Mediterranean diet or the Mediterranean-DASH diet Intervention for Neurodegeneration Delay (MIND) – which is a diet that incorporates features of the Mediterranean diet – scored significantly better on cognitive tests than those who followed less healthful diets.
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