Diet and Neurodegeneration

The CNP Diet and Neurodegeneration Research Category consolidates research exploring the interdependent relationship between dietary intake and all forms of neurodegeneration. To view each original study on the open internet, click “Original.” To view the CNP-written abstract summary, click “CNP Summary.” While only some CNP-written abstract summaries are available below for free, all abstract summaries are available to CNP members through the CNP Library Membership.

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2024

Diet, pace of biological aging, and risk of Dementia in the Framingham Heart Study

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2024

An investigation into the potential association between nutrition and Alzheimer's disease

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2023

Ketone bodies mediate alterations in brain energy metabolism and biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease

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2021

Therapeutic effects of catechins in less common neurological and neurodegenerative disorders

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2022

Green tea catechins attenuate neurodegenerative diseases and cognitive deficits

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2018

Use of curcumin, a natural polyphenol for targeting molecular pathways in treating age-related neurodegenerative diseases

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2018

Nutrients and bioactives in green leafy vegetables and cognitive decline

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2023

Diet and lifestyle impact the development and progression of Alzheimer’s dementia

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2021

US older adults that consume avocado or guacamole have better cognition than non-consumers: National health and nutrition examination survey 2011–2014

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2022

High consumption of whole grain foods decreases the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease: Framingham Offspring Cohort

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2022

Beneficial effects of nut consumption on cognitive function among elderly: Findings from a 6-year cohort study

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2023

The relationship of omega-3 fatty acids with dementia and cognitive decline: Evidence from prospective cohort studies of supplementation, dietary intake, and blood markers

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2023

Early intervention in cognitive aging with strawberry supplementation

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2022

Blueberry supplementation in midlife for dementia risk reduction

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2022

Association between dietary patterns and depression in Chinese older adults: A longitudinal study based on CLHLS

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2022

Eggs consumption in relation to lower risk of cognitive impairment in elderly: Findings from a 6-year cohort study

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2022

Can the Mediterranean diet decrease the risk of depression in older persons - a systematic review

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2022

Association between dietary patterns and depression in Chinese older adults: A longitudinal study based on CLHLS

2022

Eggs consumption in relation to lower risk of cognitive Impairment in elderly: Findings from a 6-Year cohort study

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2022

Trends in diet quality among older US adults from 2001 to 2018

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2021

Effects of berry anthocyanins on cognitive performance, vascular function and cardiometabolic risk markers: A systematic review of randomized placebo-controlled intervention studies in humans

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2021

Longer-term soy nut consumption improves cerebral blood flow and psychomotor speed: results of a randomized, controlled crossover trial in older men and women

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2019

Association of lifestyle and genetic risk with incidence of dementia

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2021

Age-related cognitive decline may be moderated by frequency of specific food products consumption

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2021

Small targeted dietary changes can yield substantial gains for human health and the environment

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2021

In pursuit of healthy aging: Effects of nutrition on brain function

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2021

Long-term dietary flavonoid intake and subjective cognitive decline in US men and women

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2018

Nutritional prevention of cognitive decline and dementia

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2012

Memory improvements in elderly women following 16 weeks treatment with a combined multivitamin, mineral and herbal supplement

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2019

Diet and biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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2017

Dietary pattern, inflammation and cognitive decline: The Whitehall II prospective cohort study

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2019

Adherence to a Mediterranean diet is associated with cognitive function in an older non-Mediterranean sample: findings from the Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study

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2014

Supplemental substances derived from foods as adjunctive therapeutic agents for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and disorders

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2017

Effects of a mixed berry beverage on cognitive functions and cardiometabolic risk markers; A randomized cross-over study in healthy older adults

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2018

Prospective association between adherence to the MIND diet and subjective memory complaints in the French NutriNet-Santé cohort

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2018

MIND diet associated with reduced incidence and delayed progression of Parkinsonism in old age

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2019

Mediterranean-dash intervention for neurodegenerative delay (MIND) diet slows cognitive decline after stroke

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2015

A randomised controlled intervention trial evaluating the efficacy of a Mediterranean dietary pattern on cognitive function and psychological wellbeing in healthy older adults: the MedLey study

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2020

Nutritional ketosis as an intervention to relieve astrogliosis: Possible therapeutic applications in the treatment of neurodegenerative and neuroprogressive disorders

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2018

A systematic review of behavioural interventions promoting healthy eating among older people

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2020

Long-term dietary flavonoid intake and risk of Alzheimer disease and related dementias in the Framingham Offspring Cohort

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2014

Long-term intake of nuts in relation to cognitive function in older women

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2020

Findings of a pilot study investigating the effects of Mediterranean diet and aerobic exercise on cognition in cognitively healthy older people living independently within aged-care facilities: the Lifestyle Intervention in Independent Living Aged Care (LIILAC) study

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2020

Dietary inflammatory index and the risk of frailty among older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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2020

Lifestyle modifications and nutritional interventions in aging-associated cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s Disease

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2018

Diet, nutrition and the aging brain: current evidence and new directions

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2018

HbA1c, diabetes and cognitive decline: the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

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2018

Mediterranean diet, food consumption and risk of late-life depression: The Mugello Study

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2019

Dietary patterns and cognitive health in older adults: A systematic review

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2018

Potential for diet to prevent and remediate cognitive deficits in neurological disorders

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2019

Insulin resistance and oxidative stress in the brain: what’s new?

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2017

Lifestyle modulators of neuroplasticity: how physical activity, mental engagement, and diet promote cognitive health during aging

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2020

Association between diet quality and frailty prevalence in the Physicians' Health Study

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2019

CoQ10 and cognition a review and study protocol for a 90-Day randomized controlled trial investigating the cognitive effects of ubiquinol in the healthy elderly

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2019

Study protocol: associations between dietary patterns, cognitive function and metabolic syndrome in older adults - a cross-sectional study

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2019

A novel anti-inflammatory role of Omega-3 PUFAs in prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis and vascular cognitive impairment and dementia

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2019

Dietary protein and amino acid intake: links to the maintenance of cognitive health

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2019

The effect of nutrition on older people's mental health

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2018

Association between diets and mild cognitive impairment in adults aged 50 years or older

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2017

Increased consumption of fruit and vegetables is related to a reduced risk of cognitive impairment and dementia: meta-analysis

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2019

MIND not Mediterranean diet related to 12-year incidence of cognitive impairment in an Australian longitudinal cohort study

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2019

The Mediterranean, dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH), and Mediterranean-DASH intervention for neurodegenerative delay (MIND) diets are associated with less cognitive decline and a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease-a review

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2019

Mediterranean and MIND diets containing olive biophenols reduces the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease

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2019

Gut health, nutrient intake and well-being in community-dwelling older adults

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2019

Association of diet quality and vegetable variety with the risk of cognitive decline in Chinese older adults

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2018

The role of nutrition in cognitive function and brain ageing in the elderly

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2017

Adherence to Mediterranean diet and risk of developing cognitive disorders: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies

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2018

Nutritional prevention of cognitive decline and dementia

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2019

Diet and inflammation in cognitive ageing and Alzheimer’s Disease

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2019

Lifestyle choices and brain health

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2019

Plant-based dietary patterns, plant foods, and age-related cognitive decline

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2019

Diet and Alzheimer's dementia - nutritional approach to modulate inflammation

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2019

Depression in middle and older adulthood: the role of immigration, nutrition, and other determinants of health in the Canadian longitudinal study on aging

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2020

Mediterranean diet nutrients to turn the tide against insulin resistance and related diseases

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2017

Mediterranean diet and cognitive health: initial results from the Hellenic Longitudinal Investigation of Ageing and Diet

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2017

Alzheimer's disease and diet: a systematic review

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2019

The role of nutrients in reducing the risk for noncommunicable diseases during aging

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2020

The impact of nutrition and intestinal microbiome on elderly depression-a systematic review

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2020

Influence of the mediterranean and ketogenic diets on cognitive status and decline: a narrative review

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2020

The role of diet in preventing and reducing cognitive decline

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