Adherence to dietary guidelines and risk of dementia: a prospective cohort study of 94 184 individuals.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Recent estimates suggest that 40% of dementia cases could be avoided by treating recognised cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, smoking and physical inactivity. Whether diet is associated with dementia remains largely unknown. We tested if low adherence to established dietary guidelines is associated with elevated lipids and lipoproteins and with increased risk of Alzheimer's disease and non-Alzheimer's dementia – a dementia subtype with a high frequency of cardiovascular risk factors.

Methods

We used the prospective Copenhagen General Population Study including 94 184 individuals with dietary information and free of dementia at baseline. Mean age at study entry was 58 years, and 55% (N = 51 720) were women and 45% (N = 42 464) were

SUBMITTER: Kjeldsen EW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9583631 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature