It’s no big secret that your diet plays a big role in your health. It doesn’t matter if you’re training for a marathon or simply want a little more focus during your workday, you need to start with eating the right foods. As it turns out, it might also play a massive role in your brain health in old age too.
A new observational study published Monday in the journal BMC Medicine found that eating a traditional Mediterranean diet—one that is rich in dishes like seafood, grains, nuts, vegetables, and fruit—is linked to a reduced risk of dementia in some people. Study participants who ate more of a Mediterranean diet had a roughly 23 percent lower risk of the neurodegenerative disorder than those who ate less.
This paper echoes past research that bolstered the appeal of the Mediterranean diet and its health benefits, including one study last year that found U.S. adults could add more than 10 years to their expected lifespan if they switched to such a diet. The diet could mean that it’s a relatively easy and accessible way to modify one’s lifestyle for outsized health benefits.
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Source: The Popular Diet That May Cut Down Your Risk of Dementia
