The MIND diet is a combination of the Mediterranean diet and the DASH diet. Maggie Moon, RD, brain health nutritionist and bestselling author of The MIND Diet, says this meal plan is designed to help preserve cognitive function.
The MIND diet pays particular attention to vegetables, nuts, beans, fruits, whole grains, fish and lean poultry. You can also consume olive oil and wine in moderation. You need to limit the consumption of red meat, butter, sweets, fatty cheese and fried fast food.
A new study showed whether the MIND diet reduces the risk of dementia by slowing the rate of biological aging, or the age of the body’s cells. To do this, researchers turned to the Framingham Heart Study and collected data on 1,644 adults aged 60 and older who did not have dementia. To determine the rate of aging, scientists used an “epigenetic clock” called DunedinPACE.
It turns out that there is indeed a link between stricter adherence to the MIND diet and slower aging and a lower risk of dementia and death. The slower “epigenetic clock” has a 27% association between diet and dementia and a 57% association between diet and mortality.
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