MIND diet associated with reduced incidence of Alzheimer's disease. Issue 9 (11th February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Morris, Martha Clare; Tangney, Christy C.; Wang, Yamin; Sacks, Frank M.; Bennett, David A.; Aggarwal, Neelum T.
• Is Part Of: Alzheimer's & dementia. Volume 11:Issue 9(2015)
• Page Start: 1007
• Page End: 1014
• Publication Date: 2015-02-11
• Subjects: Cognition -- Alzheimer's disease -- Nutrition -- diet -- Epidemiological study -- Aging; Alzheimer's disease -- Periodicals; Alzheimer Disease -- Periodicals; Dementia -- Periodicals; Démence; Maladie d'Alzheimer; Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 616.83
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2014.11.009
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1552-5260

Abstract

Abstract : Introduction: In a previous study, higher concordance to the MIND diet, a hybrid Mediterranean‐Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet, was associated with slower cognitive decline. In this study we related these three dietary patterns to incident Alzheimer's disease (AD). Methods: We investigated the diet‐AD relations in a prospective study of 923 participants, ages 58 to 98 years, followed on average 4.5 years. Diet was assessed by a semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire. Results: In adjusted proportional hazards models, the second (hazards ratio or HR = 0.65, 95% confidence interval or CI 0.44, 0.98) and highest tertiles (HR = 0.47, 95% CI 0.26, 0.76) of MIND diet scores had lower rates of AD versus tertile 1, whereas only the third tertiles of the DASH (HR = 0.61, 95% CI 0.38, 0.97) and Mediterranean (HR = 0.46, 95% CI 0.26, 0.79) diets were associated with lower AD rates. Discussion: High adherence to all three diets may reduce AD risk. Moderate adherence to the MIND diet may also decrease AD risk.