Adherence to Dietary Patterns and Risk of Incident Dementia: Findings from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have suggested that adherence to healthy dietary patterns during late life may be associated with improved cognition. However, few studies have examined the association between healthy dietary patterns during midlife and incident dementia.

Objective

Our study aimed to determine the association between adherence to healthy dietary patterns at midlife and incident dementia.

Methods

We included 13,630 adults from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study in our prospective analysis. We used food frequency questionnaire responses to calculate four dietary scores: Healthy Eating Index-2015 (HEI-2015), Alternative Healthy Eating Index-2010 (AHEI-2010), alternate Mediterranean (aMed) diet, and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DA

SUBMITTER: Hu EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7934551 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature