Trial reportThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2013
Virgin olive oil supplementation and long-term cognition: the PREDIMED-NAVARRA randomized, trial.
Trial report in The journal of nutrition, health & aging, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03978052 (Prevention of Cognitive Decline in ApoE4 Carriers With Subjective Cognitive Decline After EGCG and a Multimodal Intervention), which is not on this map. Cited by 118 papers, 17 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Prevention of Cognitive Decline in ApoE4 Carriers With Subjective Cognitive Decline After EGCG and a Multimodal Intervention
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118 citing papers in PubMed, 17 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 262 citations in OpenAlex.
- Dietary Intake, Mediterranean and Nordic Diet Adherence in Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- The effect of consuming nuts on cognitive function: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- The effects of olive oil consumption on cognitive performance: a systematic review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Pooled it
- Olive oil consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality: A meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Nut Consumption for Cognitive Performance: A Systematic Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2021Pooled it
- Reduction in saturated fat intake for cardiovascular disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Reduction in saturated fat intake for cardiovascular disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- The Mediterranean, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH), and Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) Diets Are Associated with Less Cognitive Decline and a Lower Risk of Alzheimer's Disease-A Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2019Pooled it
- Effect of dietary interventions in mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review.The British journal of nutrition · 2018Pooled it
- The Impact of the Mediterranean Diet on the Cognitive Functioning of Healthy Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2017Pooled it
- Adherence to Mediterranean diet and risk of developing cognitive disorders: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.Scientific reports · 2017Pooled it
- Association of Adherence to a Healthy Diet with Cognitive Decline in European and American Older Adults: A Meta-Analysis within the CHANCES Consortium.Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders · 2017Pooled it
- Mediterranean Diet, Cognitive Function, and Dementia: A Systematic Review of the Evidence.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2016Pooled it
- Nutrition and Dementia: Evidence for Preventive Approaches?Nutrients · 2016Pooled it
- Individually modifiable risk factors to ameliorate cognitive aging: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Climacteric : the journal of the International Menopause Society · 2015Pooled it
- Dietary patterns, cognitive decline, and dementia: a systematic review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2015Pooled it
- Association of mediterranean diet with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2014Pooled it
- Efficacy of 42-month oral administration of glucoraphanin in preventing cognitive decline in individuals at elevated risk of dementia, including those with mild cognitive impairment: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Trial
- Effects of Supplementation with a Microalgae Extract fromNutrients · 2024Trial
- Physical fitness and physical activity association with cognitive function and quality of life: baseline cross-sectional analysis of the PREDIMED-Plus trial.Scientific reports · 2020Trial
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess the effect on cognition of a controlled intervention testing Mediterranean diets (MedDiet).
designRandomized trial after 6.5 years of nutritional intervention.
settingEight primary care centers affiliated to the University of Navarra.
participantsA random subsample of 285 participants (95 randomly allocated to each of 3 groups) of the PREDIMED-NAVARRA trial. All of them were at high vascular risk (44.8% men, 74.1±5.7 years at cognitive evaluation).
interventionsNutritional intervention comparing two MedDiets (supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil [EVOO] or mixed nuts) versus a low-fat control diet. Participants received intensive education to increase adherence to the intended intervention. Participants allocated to the MedDiet groups received EVOO (1 l/week) or 30 g/day of mixed nuts. Dietary habits were evaluated using a validated 137-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Additionally, adherence to MedDiet was appraised using a 14-item questionnaire both at baseline and yearly thereafter. MEASUREMENTS: Cognitive performance as a main outcome and cognitive status (normal, mild cognitive impairment [MCI] or dementia) as a secondary outcome were evaluated by two neurologists blinded to group assignment after 6.5 years of nutritional intervention.
resultsBetter post-trial cognitive performance versus control in all cognitive domains and significantly better performance across fluency and memory tasks were observed for participants allocated to the MedDiet+EVOO group. After adjustment for sex, age, education, apolipoprotein E genotype, family history of cognitive impairment/dementia, smoking, physical activity, body mass index, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, diabetes, alcohol and total energy intake, this group also showed lower MCI (OR=0.34 95% CI: 0.12-0.97) compared with control group. Participants assigned to MedDiet+Nuts group did not differ from controls.
conclusionA long-term intervention with an EVOO-rich MedDiet resulted in a better cognitive function in comparison with a control diet. However, non-significant differences were found for most cognitive domains. Participants allocated to an EVOO-rich MedDiet had less MCI than controls.
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