Overview

• The MIND diet emphasizes brain-healthy foods such as leafy green vegetables, berries, nuts and olive oil while limiting saturated fats and added sugars.
• Participants with the highest MIND adherence at baseline had a 9% lower overall risk of Alzheimer’s and related dementias.
• Individuals who boosted their MIND diet score over a decade saw a 25% drop in dementia risk compared to those whose adherence declined.
• The protective effects were consistent in both middle-aged and older adults tracked from the 1990s onward.
• Risk reductions reached around 13% among African American, Latino and White participants but were less pronounced for Asian American and Native Hawaiian groups.