Adherence to four dietary indices and the risk of all-cause and cause-specific dementia: Findings from the UK Biobank study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Despite several modifiable risk factors for dementia being identified, diet is often excluded from consideration due to insufficient evidence. Although various healthy dietary indices have been associated with improved health outcomes, their link to dementia risk remains unclear. This study investigates the association between four dietary indices and dementia risk among UK Biobank participants.

Materials and methods

This study utilized data from the UK Biobank cohort. Dietary intake was self-reported using repeated 24-h recalls (up to five occasions), averaged for analysis. Adherence to a healthy diet was assessed using four dietary indices: the Recommended Food Score (RFS), Healthy Diet Indicator (HDI), Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS) and the Mediterranean-DASH Interve

SUBMITTER: Carrasco-Marin F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12409230 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature