ReviewNutrients2023
Impact of Diet and Exercise Interventions on Cognition and Brain Health in Older Adults: A Narrative Review.
Review in Nutrients, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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48 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A bibliometric analysis of the Mediterranean diet in metabolic syndrome (2015-2025).Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Different Exercises Combined with Different Dietary Interventions on Body Composition: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2024Pooled it
- The effect of milk fat globule membrane phospholipid supplementation on cognitive function in older adults with subjective memory complaints-a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Trial
- Exercise and Nutrition in the Mental Health of the Older Adult Population: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.Nutrients · 2024Trial
- The effect of the Mediterranean diet combined with physical activity on cognitive function in older adults: a scoping review.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2026Article
- Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in diabetes: A promising target for cognitive restoration.iScience · 2026Review
- Sleep quality is associated with default mode and salience network connectivity differently across age and sex.Neurobiology of aging · 2026Article
- Music and Exercise in Concert: Uncovering Synergistic Mechanisms for Enhancing Brain Health and Cognitive Resilience-A Narrative Review.Brain and behavior · 2026Review
- Rationale and study protocol for a randomized controlled MIND diet feeding trial for breast cancer-related cognitive impairment.Contemporary clinical trials · 2026Article
- Protein glycoxidation in neuropsychiatric disorders-from basic research to clinical practice.Redox biology · 2026Review
- Behavioral Components of Life's Essential 8 Are More Strongly Associated with Cognitive Function than Clinical Factors in Chinese Older Adults.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Adherence to Healthy Dietary Patterns and Cognitive Performance: Evidence from DASH and Mediterranean Diets.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Baseline FDG-PET Brain hypometabolism as a predictive biomarker of cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease risk.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2026Article
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- Unknotting the crosstalk between COPD and neuroinflammation.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2026Review
- Dietary approaches to support cognition in older adults: a systematic review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Air Pollution, MIND Diet, Risk of Neurodegenerative Diseases in Different Aging Status.Environment & health (Washington, D.C.) · 2025Article
- A Comprehensive Review of the Triangular Relationship Among Diet, Gut Microbiota, and Aging.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Neural Correlates of Eating Habits and Nutritional Behaviors in the General Population: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies.Health science reports · 2025Review
- Impact of Vitamin D Status and Supplementation on Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Mood-Cognitive Outcomes: A Structured Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2025Review
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Abstract
The ability to preserve cognitive function and protect brain structure from the effects of the aging process and neurodegenerative disease is the goal of non-pharmacologic, lifestyle interventions focused on brain health. This review examines, in turn, current diet and exercise intervention trends and the collective progress made toward understanding their impact on cognition and brain health. The diets covered in this review include the Mediterranean diet (MeDi), Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH), Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND), ketogenic diet, intermittent fasting, and weight loss management. The exercise approaches covered in this review include endurance, resistance, combined exercise programs, yoga, tai chi, and high-intensity interval training. Although valuable evidence is building concerning how diet and exercise influence cognitive performance and brain structure, many of the open questions in the field are concerned with why we see these effects. Therefore, more strategically designed intervention studies are needed to reveal the likely multiple mechanisms of action in humans.
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