ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2022
Effect of a Vegan Diet on Alzheimer's Disease.
Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Dietary Patterns, Micronutrient Adequacy, and Metabolic Vulnerability in Alzheimer's Disease: A Critical Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Plant-Based Dietary Patterns and Risk of Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias in the Multiethnic Cohort Study.Neurology · 2026Article
- Review
- The proportion of plant-based food consumption during midlife and cognitive health in later life in Australian women: data from the Women's Healthy Ageing Project (WHAP).European journal of nutrition · 2025Article
- Polyunsaturated fatty acids, APOE genotypes, and dementia incidence and mortality among hypertensive adults.The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease · 2025Article
- Associations Between Chrono-Nutrition Behaviours and Cognitive Function in Middle-Aged Adults: The NUTRICO Cross-Sectional Cohort Study.Nutrition bulletin · 2025Article
- Article
- The intricate interplay between dietary habits and cognitive function: insights from the gut-brain axis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Review
- The Concurrent Association of Magnesium and Calcium Deficiencies with Cognitive Function in Older Hospitalized Adults.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Review
- Trends and hotspots in tea and Alzheimer's disease research from 2014 to 2023: A bibliometric and visual analysis.Heliyon · 2024Review
- mFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024Review
- Lipids, Gut Microbiota, and the Complex Relationship with Alzheimer's Disease: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Role of diet and exercise in aging, Alzheimer's disease, and other chronic diseases.Ageing research reviews · 2023Review
- Dietary Patterns and Alzheimer's Disease: An Updated Review Linking Nutrition to Neuroscience.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Gut-brain axis: gut dysbiosis and psychiatric disorders in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Review
- Diet and lifestyle impact the development and progression of Alzheimer's dementia.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Review
- Vegan diet: nutritional components, implementation, and effects on adults' health.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Review
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
There is evidence indicating that a vegan diet could be beneficial in the prevention of neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease (AD). The purpose of this review is to summarize the current knowledge on the positive and negative aspects of a vegan diet regarding the risk of AD. Regarding AD prevention, a vegan diet includes low levels of saturated fats and cholesterol, contributing to a healthy blood lipid profile. Furthermore, it is rich in phytonutrients, such as vitamins, antioxidants, and dietary fiber, that may help prevent cognitive decline. Moreover, a vegan diet contributes to the assumption of quercetin, a natural inhibitor of monoamine oxidase (MAO), which can contribute to maintaining mental health and reducing AD risk. Nonetheless, the data available do not allow an assessment of whether strict veganism is beneficial for AD prevention compared with vegetarianism or other diets. A vegan diet lacks specific vitamins and micronutrients and may result in nutritional deficiencies. Vegans not supplementing micronutrients are more prone to vitamin B12, vitamin D, and DHA deficiencies, which have been linked to AD. Thus, an evaluation of the net effect of a vegan diet on AD prevention and/or progression should be ascertained by taking into account all the positive and negative effects described here.
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