However, animal models 11 and one large prospective cohort study 12 indicate that at least one particular type of fruit – berries - may protect the brain against cognitive loss. 7 8 Further, all of these studies found no association of overall fruit consumption with cognitive decline. studies, the greatest protection was from green leafy vegetables. For example, a number of prospective studies 7– 10 observed slower decline in cognitive abilities with high consumption of vegetables, and in the two U.S. The diet is styled after the Mediterranean and DASH diets but with modifications based on the most compelling findings in the diet-dementia field. 5 6 We devised a new diet that is tailored to protection of the brain, called MIND ( Mediterranean-DASH Diet Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay). Two randomized trials of the cultural-based Mediterranean diet 3 and of the blood pressure lowering DASH diet (Dietary Approach to Systolic Hypertension) 4 observed protective effects on cognitive decline. 2 Diet interventions have the potential to be effective preventive strategies.
It is estimated that delaying disease onset by just 5 years will reduce the cost and prevalence by half. 1 and the prevention of cognitive decline, the hallmark feature of dementia, is a public health priority. Dementia is now the 6 th leading cause of death in the U.S.
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