Meet the MIND diet: With some claiming it can keep your brain strong
The diet that could cut your Alzheimer’s risk by half
- New research indicates that adhering to a brain-healthy diet, such as the MIND diet, can help prevent Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia at any age.
- The MIND diet combines the Mediterranean diet with the DASH diet, emphasising leafy greens, berries, nuts, fish, poultry, and olive oil while limiting sugar and saturated fats.
- Dr. Song-Yi Park's study of nearly 93,000 American adults found that those who followed the MIND diet had a 9 per cent lower risk of dementia, with an even more pronounced reduction (13%) among African American, Latino, and White participants.
- Participants who improved their adherence to the MIND diet over time experienced a 25 per cent lower risk of dementia compared to those whose adherence declined.
- Previous research has shown that rigorous adherence to the MIND diet can reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s by more than half, and even moderate commitment can lower the risk by more than a third.