ArticleEuropean journal of nutrition2021
Dietary patterns are related to cognitive functioning in elderly enriched with individuals at increased risk for Alzheimer's disease.
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- The association between the MIND diet and cognitive health in middle-aged and older adults: A systematic review.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2025Pooled it
- Dietary Intake, Mediterranean and Nordic Diet Adherence in Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- The Mediterranean-Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) Diet for the Aging Brain: A Systematic Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2024Pooled it
- The effects of olive oil consumption on cognitive performance: a systematic review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Pooled it
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- Effects of the MIND Diet on the Cognitive Function of Older Adults: A Systematic Review.Clinical nutrition research · 2025Review
- Effects of Dietary Interventions on Cognitive Outcomes.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Chinese-modified MIND Diet and subjective well‑being in adults aged 60 years or older in China: a national community-based cohort study.European journal of nutrition · 2024Article
- MIND Diet Impact on Multiple Sclerosis Patients: Biochemical Changes after Nutritional Intervention.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Role of the Exposome in Neurodegenerative Disease: Recent Insights and Future Directions.Annals of neurology · 2024Review
- Genetically determined dietary habits and risk of Alzheimer's disease: a Mendelian randomization study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Effect of MIND diet on cognitive function in elderly: a narrative review with emphasis on bioactive food ingredients.Food science and biotechnology · 2024Review
- Metabolic Reprogramming toward Aerobic Glycolysis and the Gut Microbiota Involved in the Brain Amyloid Pathology.Biology · 2023Review
- The association of MIND diet with cognitive resilience to neuropathologies.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2023Article
- Dietary Patterns and Alzheimer's Disease: An Updated Review Linking Nutrition to Neuroscience.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Dietary patterns and the risk of Alzheimer's disease in an elderly Iranian population: a case-control study.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2023Article
- Alzheimer's Disease Treatment: The Search for a Breakthrough.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Review
- Impact of Diet and Exercise Interventions on Cognition and Brain Health in Older Adults: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Cognitive Decline Related to Diet Pattern and Nutritional Adequacy in Alzheimer's Disease Using Surface-Based Morphometry.Nutrients · 2022Article
- MedDiet adherence score for the association between inflammatory markers and cognitive performance in the elderly: a study of the NHANES 2011-2014.BMC geriatrics · 2022Article
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purposeTo investigate cross-sectional associations between dietary patterns and cognitive functioning in elderly free of dementia.
methodsData of 389 participants from the German DELCODE study (52% female, 69 ± 6 years, mean Mini Mental State Score 29 ± 1) were included. The sample was enriched with elderly at increased risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) by including participants with subjective cognitive decline, mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and siblings of AD patients. Mediterranean and MIND diets were derived from 148 Food Frequency Questionnaire items, and data-driven patterns by principal component analysis (PCA) of 39 food groups. Associations between dietary patterns and five cognitive domain scores were analyzed with linear regression analyses adjusted for demographics (model 1), and additionally for energy intake, BMI, other lifestyle variables and APOe4-status (model 2). For PCA-derived dietary components, final model 3 included all other dietary components.
resultsIn fully adjusted models, adherence to Mediterranean and MIND diet was associated with better memory. The 'alcoholic beverages' PCA component was positively associated with most cognitive domains. Exclusion of MCI subjects (n = 60) revealed that Mediterranean and MIND diet were also related to language functions; associations with the alcoholic beverages component were attenuated, but most remained significant.
conclusionIn line with data from elderly population samples, Mediterranean and MIND diet and some data-derived dietary patterns were related to memory and language function. Longitudinal data are needed to draw conclusions on the putative effect of nutrition on the rate of cognitive decline, and on the potential of dietary interventions in groups at increased risk for AD.
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