Relation of DASH- and Mediterranean-like dietary patterns to cognitive decline in older persons.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We examined whether accordance to the DASH (Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension) and Mediterranean diets is associated with slower cognitive decline in a prospective Chicago cohort study of older persons, the Memory and Aging Project.

Methods

The sample comprised 826 Memory and Aging Project participants (aged 81.5 ± 7.1 years) who completed a 144-item food frequency questionnaire at baseline and 2 or more cognitive assessments over 4.1 years. Dietary scores were computed for accordance to the DASH diet (0-10) and the Mediterranean diet (MedDietScore) (0-55). For both, higher scores reflect greater accordance. Both patterns share at least 3 common food components. Cognitive function was assessed annually with 19 cognitive tests from which global cognitive scores

SUBMITTER: Tangney CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4206157 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature