Dietary Patterns Linked to Better Brain Health in Late Life

A collaboration between researchers from UNSW Sydney’s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA), the Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration (DCRC) and the Nutrition and Dietetics Group at the University of Sydney has published a review which has confirmed a positive link between healthy dietary patterns and better brain health in older adults.

The role of diet and nutrition for dementia prevention has rightly attracted much attention as there are currently no known treatments or supplements to prevent dementia. However, the results of studies exploring the effects of single nutrients like vitamins or individual foods and brain health are inconsistent. The role of the whole diet and the interactions between beneficial bioactive nutrients is now believed to be critical for brain health.

Previous reviews have focused mainly on the Mediterranean diet. This systematic review published in the

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