MedPage Today (4/15, George) reports, “Adhering to an alternative Mediterranean diet high in vegetables, whole grains, fish, and olive oil was linked to lower risk of cognitive impairment but not to slower cognitive decline in post-hoc analyses,” researchers concluded. In fact, “data from two trials – the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) and AREDS2 – showed that high fish and vegetable consumption appeared to have the greatest protective effect on cognition,” the study found. At the 10-year mark, “AREDS2 participants with the highest fish consumption had the slowest rate of cognitive decline.” The findings were published online in Alzheimer’s and Dementia: the Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association.
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