MIND and Mediterranean Diets Associated with Later Onset of Parkinson's Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The MIND diet has been linked with prevention of Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline but has not been fully assessed in the context of Parkinson's disease (PD). The objective of the present study was to determine whether MIND diet adherence is associated with the age of Parkinson's disease onset in a manner superior to that of the Mediterranean diet.

Methods

Food Frequency Questionnaires from 167 participants with PD and 119 controls were scored for MIND and 2 versions of Mediterranean diet adherence. Scores were compared between sex and disease subgroups, and PD diet adherence was correlated with age at onset using univariate and multivariate linear models.

Results

The female subgroup adhered more closely to the MIND diet than the male subgroup, and

SUBMITTER: Metcalfe-Roach A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8248352 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature