Can the MIND Diet Help With Cognitive Decline?
According to a new study published in Neurology, the Mediterranean-Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Intervention for Neurogenerative Delay (MIND) diet could reduce people’s risk of cognitive impairment as they grow older. The Alzheimer’s Society explains that it is normal to become more forgetful or have greater difficulty thinking as we age.
However, people with dementia can have more severe deficits in memory, thinking, language, orientation, perception, mood, and behavior. Diet is one factor that could influence the likelihood of cognitive decline, according to the study authors. They specifically wanted to look at whether this was equally true for both Black and white Americans.
While they found that there was no racial difference in how protective the diet was, they did find that there was a difference between women and men, with only women experiencing a decreased risk of cognitive impairment.
Excerpted from Healthline
