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ArticleNature human behaviour2025

Machine learning-assisted optimization of dietary intervention against dementia risk.

Si-Jia Chen, Hui Chen, Jia You, Shi-Dong Chen, Yan Fu, Wei Zhang, Liyan Huang, Jian-Feng Feng, Xiang Gao, Wei Cheng and 2 more

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Article in Nature human behaviour, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. MIND diet-related plasma proteins are associated with Alzheimer's disease risk.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2026
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  3. Proteomics for precision nutrition: current evidence and future directions.Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care · 2026
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  6. Advancing Precision Nutrition Through Multimodal Data and Artificial Intelligence.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Si-Jia Chen *Department of Neurology and National Center for Neurological Disorders, Huashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Hui Chen *School of Public Health, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2866-7811
Jia You *Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7079-8041
Shi-Dong Chen *Department of Neurology and National Center for Neurological Disorders, Huashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yan FuDepartment of Neurology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Wei ZhangInstitute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Liyan HuangSchool of Public Health, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Jian-Feng FengInstitute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5987-2258
Xiang GaoDepartment of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Institute of Nutrition, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Wei ChengDepartment of Neurology and National Center for Neurological Disorders, Huashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1118-1743
Changzheng YuanSchool of Public Health, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China. chy478@zju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2389-8752
Jin-Tai YuDepartment of Neurology and National Center for Neurological Disorders, Huashan Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. jintai_yu@fudan.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2532-383X

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82071201, 82271471, 92249305National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82071997, 82472055National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 8210120183National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82402381, 82471940
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A healthy diet has been associated with a reduced risk of dementia. Here we devised a Machine learning-assisted Optimizing Dietary intERvention against demeNtia risk (MODERN) diet based on data from 185,012 UK Biobank participants, 1,987 of whom developed all-cause dementia over 10 years. We first identified 25 food groups associated with dementia in a food-wide association analysis. Second, we ranked their importance using machine learning and prioritized eight groups (for example, green leafy vegetables, berries and citrus fruits). Finally, we established and externally validated a MODERN score (0-7), which showed stronger associations with lower risk of dementia-related outcomes (hazard ratio comparing highest versus lowest tertiles: 0.64, 95% CI: 0.43-0.93) than the a priori-defined MIND diet (0.75, 0.61-0.92). Across 63 health-related outcomes, the MODERN diet showed particularly significant associations with mental/behavioural disorders. Multimodal neuroimaging, metabolomics, inflammation and proteomics analyses revealed potential pathways and further support the potential of MODERN diet for dementia prevention.

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DementiaDietDiet, HealthyMachine LearningAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsUnited Kingdom

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