Neuroprotective Diets Are Associated with Better Cognitive Function: The Health and Retirement Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the association between the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) and the Mediterranean-DASH diet Intervention for Neurodegeneration Delay (MIND diet) and cognition in a nationally representative population of older U.S. adults.

Design

Population-based cross-sectional study.

Setting

Health and Retirement Study.

Participants

Community-dwelling older adults (N = 5,907; mean age 67.8 ± 10.8).

Measurements

Adherence to dietary patterns was determined from food frequency questionnaires using criteria determined a priori to generate diet scores for the MedDiet (range 0-55) and MIND diet (range 0-15). Cognitive performance was measured using a composite test score of global cognitive function (range 0-27). Linear regression was used to compare cog

SUBMITTER: McEvoy CT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5633651 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature