Adherence to an anti-inflammatory diet is associated with lower Alzheimer's disease mortality: A modifiable risk factor in a national cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic neuroinflammation contributes to Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis, and diet is a modifiable factor influencing inflammation. The impact of an anti-inflammatory diet on AD-specific mortality remains unclear.

Objectives

To examine the association between adherence to an anti-inflammatory diet (measured as the percentage of dietary energy from anti-inflammatory foods) and AD-specific mortality, as well as all-cause mortality, in a large national cohort, and to determine whether associations differ by sex or race/ethnicity.

Methods

We analyzed 18,795 U.S. adults (≥18 years) from the 2007-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Anti-inflammatory diet adherence was defined as the percentage of total energy intake from anti-inflammatory

SUBMITTER: Hsu CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12413709 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature